South Nottinghamshire Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Nottinghamshire
Glebe Lane, Off Cropwell Road, Nottingham, NG12 2FQ
77
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
98%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.2%
18.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,010
Capacity used
Over capacity135%
750 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
98%
1st preference success rate
172 of 175 families who put it first got an offer
177
Places offered
547
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 175 | 172 | ● 98% |
| 2nd preference | 131 | 5 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 112 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 129 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 547 | 177 | 32% |
1st preference success by year
Nottinghamshire lets families list 4 preferences. 9 applications came from outside the council area (0 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- D Philpotts
- Address
- Glebe Lane, Off Cropwell Road, Radcliffe on Trent, Nottingham, NG12 2FQ
- Phone
- 01159110091
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Ward / constituency
- Radcliffe on Trent · Rushcliffe
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137112
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST
1,010 pupils · 750 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
24 March 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 825 pupils
Attendance
93.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
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 | 54.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.18 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 83% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.05 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.14 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 56.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 81.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 66.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.76 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 145 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.54 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 8.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 49 | — |
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 | 144 | 24% | 63% | 85% | |
| English Language | 144 | 22% | 63% | 88% | |
| English Literature | 144 | 25% | 70% | 85% | |
| Combined Science | 93 | 12% | 48% | 70% | |
| History | 83 | 34% | 72% | 77% | |
| Geography | 61 | 31% | 74% | 84% | |
| Biology | 50 | 32% | 64% | 84% | |
| Physics | 48 | 23% | 65% | 77% | |
| Chemistry | 48 | 25% | 65% | 83% | |
| French | 46 | 17% | 48% | 61% | |
| Art and Design | 44 | 34% | 82% | 89% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 44 | 27% | 77% | 86% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography | 25 | 8% | 24% | 64% | |
| English Language | 17 | 0% | 6% | 35% | |
| Psychology | 15 | 7% | 13% | 33% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 15 | 0% | 7% | 60% | |
| Mathematics | 13 | 8% | 15% | 46% | |
| Business Studies | 9 | 11% | 33% | 33% | |
| History | 8 | 13% | 13% | 75% | |
| Biology | 7 | 0% | 14% | 29% | |
| Fine Art | 7 | 29% | 86% | 100% | |
| Sociology | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| English Literature | 6 | 0% | 50% | 67% | |
| Chemistry | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 18857: South Nottinghamshire Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 62% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 62% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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 Nottinghamshire 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.