The Bulwell Academy | School performance

47%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

29%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

36.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

12%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

566.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,047

Pupils · 2024/25

14%

EAL · 2024/25

33%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

47%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

29%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

36.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

12%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

566.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,047

Pupils · 2024/25

14%

EAL · 2024/25

33%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

47%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

29%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

36.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

12%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

566.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,047

Pupils · 2024/25

14%

EAL · 2024/25

33%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 19/03/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityNottingham

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio22.3:1

Admissions—

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of The Bulwell Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Nottingham

Part ofCREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

47%

-1pp

51%39%26%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 47%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

29%

+3pp

34%24%13%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 29%

Attainment 8

36.1

+2.0

41.036.431.8

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 36.1

EBacc entry

12%

+5pp

12%6%0%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 12%

EBacc APS

566.2

+27.8

612.3490.8369.4

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 566.2

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,047

Pupil : teacher ratio

22.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

14%

FSM eligible

54%

SEN

22%

Overall absence

11%

Persistent absence

33%

Contact

Address

Hucknall Lane, Nottingham, NG6 8AQ

Local authority

Nottingham

Website

www.bulwellacademy.org.uk

Telephone

01159647640

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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	47%	29%	36.1	Not applicable	12%	566.2	23%	1,047
2023/24	48%	26%	34.1	-0.72	7%	538.4	9%	1,070
2022/23	51%	28%	38.4	-0.38	7%	594.0	11%	1,074
2021/22	50%	34%	41.0	-0.38	8%	612.3	15%	1,051
2018/19	26%	13%	31.8	-0.94	0%	369.4	5%	955
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	New school

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2023/24	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not applicable	Not eligible	2
2022/23	Not eligible	Not eligible	—	Not eligible	29
2021/22	Not eligible	Not eligible	—	Not eligible	35
2018/19	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not eligible	20

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,047	20.1	22%	14%	54%	11%	33%
2023/24	1,070	19.3	21%	11%	54%	14%	41%
2022/23	1,074	18.6	17%	9%	53%	14%	42%
2021/22	1,051	18.7	12%	9%	54%	12%	40%
2020/21	1,039	17.0	20%	8%	52%	—	—
2018/19	955	17.9	14%	7%	60%	7%	23%
2017/18	—	—	—	—	—	8%	26%