Fernwood School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Nottingham
Goodwood Road, Nottingham, NG8 2FT
85
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 12/03/2024
Application demand
85%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.5%
16.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,543
Capacity used
Over capacity103%
1,500 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
85%
1st preference success rate
271 of 320 families who put it first got an offer
278
Places offered
656
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 320 | 271 | ● 85% |
| 2nd preference | 154 | 6 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 120 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 4th preference | 62 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 656 | 278 | 42% |
1st preference success by year
Nottingham lets families list 4 preferences. 92 applications came from outside the council area (19 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Christopher Gell
- Address
- Goodwood Road, Wollaton, Nottingham, NG8 2FT
- Phone
- 01159286326
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Ward / constituency
- Wollaton West · Nottingham South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136724
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 18% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 34% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE FERNWOOD ACADEMY TRUST
1,543 pupils · 1,500 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
12 March 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,562 pupils
Attendance
93.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 59.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.60 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 73% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 89% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.27 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 53.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 63% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 79.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 34.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.78 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 297 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 296 | 35% | 69% | 83% | |
| English Language | 296 | 27% | 66% | 79% | |
| English Literature | 281 | 30% | 75% | 88% | |
| Religious Studies | 276 | 23% | 47% | 61% | |
| Biology | 166 | 45% | 85% | 92% | |
| Physics | 166 | 44% | 82% | 91% | |
| Chemistry | 166 | 45% | 84% | 92% | |
| History | 131 | 32% | 59% | 67% | |
| Combined Science | 127 | 10% | 39% | 57% | |
| Geography | 114 | 41% | 74% | 82% | |
| Business | 109 | 31% | 67% | 85% | |
| Art and Design | 82 | 26% | 59% | 82% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Nottingham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.