79%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
55%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
51.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
65%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
575.9
EBacc APS · 2024/25
673
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 09/11/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNottingham
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.0:1
Admissions—
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Nottingham Free School · Secondary with sixth form · Nottingham
Part ofNOVA EDUCATION TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
79%
-1pp
80%76%71%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 79%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
55%
-4pp
61%57%53%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
Attainment 8
51.5
-1.2
54.352.450.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 51.5
EBacc entry
65%
+11pp
65%55%45%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
EBacc APS
575.9
+31.9
575.9503.5431.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 575.9
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
31.1
-4.4
35.733.431.1
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 31.1
A-level value added
-0.14
-0.3
+0.20.0-0.1
'24'25
'25 · -0.1
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
10%
-10pp
19%13%6%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 10%
Average A-level grade
C
-1
B-C+C
'22'23'24'25
'25 · C
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
673
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
17%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
13%
Contact
Address
The Courtaulds Building, 290 Haydn Road, Nottingham, NG5 1EB
Local authority
Nottingham
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
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 | 79% | 55% | 51.5 | Not applicable | 65% | 575.9 | 65% | 673 |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 59% | 52.7 | +0.29 | 54% | 543.9 | 62% | 676 |
| 2022/23 | 71% | 53% | 50.5 | +0.09 | 45% | 518.8 | 46% | 659 |
| 2021/22 | 79% | 61% | 54.3 | +0.08 | 55% | 504.1 | 56% | 624 |
| 2018/19 | 78% | 59% | 53.2 | +0.38 | 58% | 431.2 | 58% | 477 |
| 2017/18 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | 369 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | Not published | 273 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 31.1 | C | -0.14 | 10% | 40 |
| 2023/24 | 35.5 | B- | +0.17 | 19% | 37 |
| 2022/23 | 34.0 | C+ | — | 6% | 23 |
| 2021/22 | 35.7 | B- | — | 15% | 37 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | — | Not applicable | Not published | Not published |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 673 | 23.3 | 11% | 17% | 28% | 6% | 13% |
| 2023/24 | 676 | 20.4 | 11% | 17% | 25% | 7% | 19% |
| 2022/23 | 659 | 14.7 | 10% | 18% | 26% | 7% | 22% |
| 2021/22 | 624 | 21.7 | 10% | 19% | 25% | 6% | 15% |
| 2020/21 | 612 | 19.1 | 6% | 18% | 24% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 477 | 13.8 | 8% | 18% | 23% | 4% | 9% |
| 2017/18 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — | 4% | 10% |
| 2016/17 | 273 | 11.9 | 6% | 18% | 24% | 5% | 10% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.