Nottingham University Samworth Academy | School performance

60%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

35%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

40.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

10%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

524.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

921

Pupils · 2024/25

30%

EAL · 2024/25

35%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

60%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

35%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

40.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

10%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

524.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

921

Pupils · 2024/25

30%

EAL · 2024/25

35%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

60%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

35%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

40.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

10%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

524.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

921

Pupils · 2024/25

30%

EAL · 2024/25

35%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/05/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityNottingham

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio15.2:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Nottingham University Samworth Academy · 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

60%

+3pp

64%54%43%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 60%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

35%

+5pp

49%37%25%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 35%

Attainment 8

40.5

+2.1

44.140.035.8

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 40.5

EBacc entry

10%

+4pp

39%22%6%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 10%

EBacc APS

524.8

+52.3

524.8459.0393.2

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 524.8

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

20.0

20.913.05.0

'17'18'19'25

'25 · 20.0

A-level value added

-0.79

-0.1-0.4-0.8

'17'18'19'25

'25 · -0.8

Average A-level grade

DEE

'17'18'19'25

'25 · D

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

921

Pupil : teacher ratio

15.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

30%

FSM eligible

54%

SEN

13%

Overall absence

13%

Persistent absence

35%

Contact

Address

Bramhall Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, NG8 4HY

Local authority

Nottingham

Website

http://www.nusa.org.uk/

Telephone

01159291492

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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	60%	35%	40.5	Not applicable	10%	524.8	14%	921
2023/24	57%	30%	38.4	-0.61	6%	472.5	11%	875
2022/23	48%	27%	37.7	-0.36	7%	488.8	12%	835
2021/22	64%	49%	44.1	-0.24	39%	494.2	44%	807
2018/19	43%	25%	35.8	-0.41	21%	393.2	26%	808
2017/18	50%	26%	39.9	-0.13	16%	427.4	27%	757
2016/17	49%	32%	41.9	+0.17	22%	—	37%	763

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	20.0	D	-0.79	Suppressed	51
2023/24	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	23
2022/23	Not eligible	Not eligible	—	Not eligible	22
2021/22	Not eligible	Not eligible	—	Not eligible	35
2018/19	7.5	E-	-0.37	Suppressed	43
2017/18	20.9	D	-0.07	Suppressed	26
2016/17	5.0	E-	-0.07	Not eligible	31

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	921	22.5	13%	30%	54%	13%	35%
2023/24	875	16.8	20%	27%	52%	12%	32%
2022/23	835	14.2	18%	26%	53%	10%	33%
2021/22	807	14.9	16%	22%	52%	10%	34%
2020/21	742	19.1	18%	16%	52%	—	—
2018/19	808	16.3	15%	16%	57%	7%	21%
2017/18	757	14.4	11%	13%	58%	6%	16%
2016/17	763	13.2	10%	13%	61%	6%	17%