Ofsted inspection · 14/11/2023
Overview of Nottingham Academy · All-through · Nottingham
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
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Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Pupils & context
2024/25
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 47% | 5% | 60% | 12% | 60% | 7% | 71% | 13% | 79% | 72% | 101.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 | — | — | — | 12% | 2,121 |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 5% | 65% | 15% | 72% | 11% | 71% | 14% | 81% | 80% | 102.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 | — | — | — | 11% | 2,188 |
| 2022/23 | 51% | 3% | 58% | 15% | 73% | 14% | 69% | 11% | 81% | 69% | 101.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 | -3.30 | +0.00 | -2.20 | 10% | 2,263 |
| 2018/19 | 47% | 11% | 66% | 23% | 72% | 30% | 61% | 14% | 75% | 65% | 102.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 | -0.70 | +1.10 | -2.40 | 15% | 2,953 |
| 2017/18 | 74% | 17% | 86% | 42% | 80% | 20% | 85% | 30% | 74% | 88% | 108.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 | +3.10 | -0.10 | +2.10 | 15% | 2,928 |
| 2016/17 | 58% | 6% | 64% | 12% | 74% | 20% | 80% | 17% | 78% | 69% | 102.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 | +1.00 | +3.00 | +2.50 | 15% | 2,945 |
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 56% | 36% | 42.1 | Not applicable | 6% | 972.0 | 33% | 2,121 |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 34% | 40.6 | -0.17 | 6% | 905.1 | 23% | 2,188 |
| 2022/23 | 54% | 32% | 40.6 | -0.59 | 18% | 825.0 | 31% | 2,263 |
| 2021/22 | 48% | 29% | 38.4 | -0.59 | 12% | 698.3 | 44% | 2,337 |
| 2018/19 | 42% | 24% | 39.0 | -0.42 | 44% | 1143.5 | 56% | 2,953 |
| 2017/18 | 46% | 25% | 37.9 | -0.30 | 53% | 1002.7 | 62% | 2,928 |
| 2016/17 | 43% | 23% | 37.7 | -0.48 | 76% | — | 78% | 2,945 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 23.2 | D+ | -0.47 | 0% | 67 |
| 2023/24 | 24.4 | D+ | -0.27 | 0% | 67 |
| 2022/23 | 25.9 | C- | — | 14% | 94 |
| 2021/22 | 29.0 | C | — | 0% | 100 |
| 2018/19 | 23.7 | D+ | -0.21 | 3% | 104 |
| 2017/18 | 20.9 | D | -0.51 | 0% | 130 |
| 2016/17 | 21.7 | D+ | -0.08 | 3% | 159 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 2,121 | 17.7 | 12% | 44% | 45% | 9% | 29% |
| 2023/24 | 2,188 | 18.5 | 11% | 44% | 42% | 10% | 31% |
| 2022/23 | 2,263 | 17.4 | 10% | 43% | 42% | 10% | 33% |
| 2021/22 | 2,337 | 18.3 | 10% | 42% | 40% | 8% | 28% |
| 2020/21 | 2,345 | 18.6 | 12% | 43% | 37% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 2,953 | 17.1 | 15% | 39% | 45% | 6% | 15% |
| 2017/18 | 2,928 | 16.2 | 15% | 40% | 46% | 6% | 15% |
| 2016/17 | 2,945 | 14.7 | 15% | 40% | 46% | 6% | 17% |
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