80%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
50%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
51.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
24%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1016.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,384
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 29/09/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNottinghamshire
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.7:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of The Kimberley School · Secondary with sixth form · Nottinghamshire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
80%
+8pp
80%77%73%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 80%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
50%
-6pp
61%54%46%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
Attainment 8
51.0
+2.7
54.351.348.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 51.0
EBacc entry
24%
-2pp
29%26%22%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 24%
EBacc APS
1016.0
+49.2
1116.41041.6966.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1016.0
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
34.5
-2.4
40.036.933.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 34.5
A-level value added
-0.12
-0.1
+0.3+0.1-0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.1
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
25%
+1pp
29%22%15%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 25%
Average A-level grade
C+
-1
BB-C+
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,384
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
21%
SEN
9%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%
Contact
Address
Newdigate Street, Kimberley, Nottingham, NG16 2NJ
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
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 | 80% | 50% | 51.0 | Not applicable | 24% | 1016.0 | 24% | 1,384 |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 56% | 48.3 | +0.07 | 26% | 966.9 | 26% | 1,360 |
| 2022/23 | 73% | 46% | 48.9 | +0.23 | 22% | 977.1 | 22% | 1,392 |
| 2021/22 | 79% | 61% | 54.3 | +0.17 | 28% | 1116.4 | 28% | 1,396 |
| 2018/19 | 74% | 50% | 50.8 | +0.14 | 29% | 976.9 | 29% | 1,291 |
| 2017/18 | 62% | 40% | 48.2 | +0.09 | 29% | 906.0 | 29% | 1,301 |
| 2016/17 | 71% | 46% | 50.3 | +0.18 | 34% | — | 36% | 1,273 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 34.5 | C+ | -0.12 | 25% | 100 |
| 2023/24 | 36.9 | B- | -0.05 | 24% | 97 |
| 2022/23 | 33.7 | C+ | — | 14% | 114 |
| 2021/22 | 40.0 | B | — | 29% | 113 |
| 2018/19 | 35.2 | B- | +0.28 | 23% | 72 |
| 2017/18 | 33.6 | C+ | +0.25 | 27% | 105 |
| 2016/17 | 32.8 | C+ | +0.26 | 22% | 87 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,384 | 17.3 | 9% | 4% | 21% | 7% | 19% |
| 2023/24 | 1,360 | 16.9 | 7% | 4% | 19% | 8% | 23% |
| 2022/23 | 1,392 | 16.9 | 5% | 4% | 19% | 8% | 24% |
| 2021/22 | 1,396 | 17.1 | 6% | 3% | 18% | 8% | 24% |
| 2020/21 | 1,371 | 17.6 | 7% | 2% | 16% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,291 | 16.9 | 3% | 3% | 18% | 5% | 11% |
| 2017/18 | 1,301 | 16.0 | 2% | 3% | 18% | 5% | 10% |
| 2016/17 | 1,273 | 16.2 | 4% | 3% | 19% | 5% | 13% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.