Nottingham Girls' Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Girls · Nottingham
Robin's Wood Road, Nottingham, NG8 3LD
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 07/11/2023
Application demand
97%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.6%
12.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
931
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
936 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
97%
1st preference success rate
132 of 136 families who put it first got an offer
171
Places offered
325
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 136 | 132 | ● 97% |
| 2nd preference | 65 | 17 | ● 26% |
| 3rd preference | 86 | 16 | ● 19% |
| 4th preference | 38 | 6 | ● 16% |
| Total | 325 | 171 | 53% |
1st preference success by year
Nottingham lets families list 4 preferences. 14 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
- Girls
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- David Tungate
- Address
- Robin's Wood Road, Nottingham, NG8 3LD
- Phone
- 01157483410
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Ward / constituency
- Leen Valley · Nottingham North and Kimberley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137184
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 43% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 62% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
931 pupils · 936 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
07 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 21
08 December 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 850 pupils
Attendance
94.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
12.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
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 | 48.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.22 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.49 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.79 | — | — |
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 | 47.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 42.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 71.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 59.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.33 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 156 | — |
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 | 28.93 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 27 | — |
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 | 152 | 16% | 47% | 75% | |
| English Language | 151 | 23% | 59% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 150 | 29% | 68% | 85% | |
| Biology | 124 | 15% | 52% | 80% | |
| Physics | 123 | 11% | 38% | 65% | |
| Chemistry | 122 | 18% | 43% | 75% | |
| Spanish | 87 | 33% | 70% | 84% | |
| Geography | 85 | 16% | 47% | 58% | |
| Statistics | 69 | 1% | 16% | 61% | |
| History | 61 | 15% | 51% | 64% | |
| Combined Science | 28 | 0% | 4% | 7% | |
| Art and Design | 24 | 25% | 63% | 71% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 14 | 7% | 21% | 43% | |
| Biology | 10 | 0% | 20% | 30% | |
| Chemistry | 10 | 0% | 0% | 10% | |
| Spanish | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Sociology | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Urdu | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Polish | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #352 of 1,857 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 19002: Nottingham Girls' Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
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) | 66% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 73% | — | — |
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 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.