75%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
52%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
51.1
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
27%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
539.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
913
Pupils · 2024/25
38%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 28/09/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNottingham
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.4:1
Admissions—
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology · 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
75%
+4pp
76%74%71%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
52%
0pp
61%55%49%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
Attainment 8
51.1
+5.2
51.948.945.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 51.1
EBacc entry
27%
-16pp
43%23%2%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 27%
EBacc APS
539.0
+69.4
539.0478.7418.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 539.0
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
38.1
+3.3
38.935.732.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 38.1
A-level value added
+0.03
+0.1
+0.5+0.2-0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · 0.0
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
34%
+11pp
34%24%15%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 34%
Average A-level grade
B-
+1
BB-C+
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
913
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
38%
FSM eligible
41%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%
Contact
Address
93 Abbey Street, Dunkirk, Nottingham, NG7 2PL
Local authority
Nottingham
Website
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 | 75% | 52% | 51.1 | Not applicable | 27% | 539.0 | 27% | 913 |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 52% | 45.9 | -0.16 | 43% | 469.6 | 45% | 906 |
| 2022/23 | 74% | 49% | 49.7 | -0.01 | 12% | 485.2 | 20% | 917 |
| 2021/22 | 76% | 61% | 50.8 | -0.23 | 5% | 476.6 | 7% | 946 |
| 2018/19 | 75% | 50% | 51.9 | +0.17 | 2% | 418.4 | 10% | 547 |
| 2017/18 | 75% | 51% | 51.0 | +0.00 | 3% | 240.0 | 6% | 295 |
| 2016/17 | 67% | 47% | 51.2 | +0.13 | 2% | — | 7% | 231 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 38.1 | B- | +0.03 | 34% | 168 |
| 2023/24 | 34.9 | C+ | -0.05 | 23% | 156 |
| 2022/23 | 32.5 | C+ | — | 15% | 169 |
| 2021/22 | 37.1 | B- | — | 28% | 175 |
| 2018/19 | 38.9 | B | +0.35 | 30% | 76 |
| 2017/18 | 34.8 | C+ | +0.42 | 44% | 54 |
| 2016/17 | 29.7 | C | +0.46 | 21% | 86 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 913 | 24.4 | 12% | 38% | 41% | 6% | 17% |
| 2023/24 | 906 | 19.7 | 11% | 37% | 39% | 8% | 20% |
| 2022/23 | 917 | 17.7 | 10% | 32% | 39% | 8% | 27% |
| 2021/22 | 946 | 17.2 | 16% | 26% | 40% | 9% | 31% |
| 2020/21 | 901 | 24.2 | 12% | 23% | 24% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 547 | 16.6 | 11% | 20% | 33% | 5% | 14% |
| 2017/18 | — | 14.0 | — | — | — | 6% | 17% |
| 2016/17 | 231 | 11.9 | 4% | 10% | 33% | 6% | 16% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.