The Kimberley School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Nottinghamshire
Newdigate Street, Nottingham, NG16 2NJ
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
91%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.9%
18.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,393
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,392 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
91%
1st preference success rate
228 of 250 families who put it first got an offer
237
Places offered
477
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 250 | 228 | ● 91% |
| 2nd preference | 122 | 4 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 72 | 3 | ● 4% |
| 4th preference | 33 | 2 | ● 6% |
| Total | 477 | 237 | 50% |
1st preference success by year
Nottinghamshire lets families list 4 preferences. 74 applications came from outside the council area (27 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
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Andrew Park
- Address
- Newdigate Street, Kimberley, Nottingham, NG16 2NJ
- Phone
- 01159387000
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Ward / constituency
- Kimberley · Nottingham North and Kimberley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138641
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 22% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION TRUST
1,393 pupils · 1,392 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
29 September 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,225 pupils
Attendance
92.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
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 | 48.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.07 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 56% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.26 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.89 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 80.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 24.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.42 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 230 | — |
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 | 34.5 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 25% | 17% |
| A-level students | 87 | — |
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 | 229 | 22% | 55% | 85% | |
| English Language | 229 | 17% | 57% | 78% | |
| English Literature | 228 | 18% | 65% | 85% | |
| Combined Science | 204 | 7% | 39% | 64% | |
| Geography | 142 | 27% | 56% | 70% | |
| History | 120 | 38% | 74% | 88% | |
| Design & Technology | 89 | 13% | 55% | 71% | |
| Art and Design | 67 | 39% | 87% | 96% | |
| Business | 57 | 7% | 46% | 68% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 57 | 16% | 49% | 79% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 55 | 29% | 65% | 78% | |
| Biology | 25 | 72% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 38 | 11% | 37% | 50% | |
| History | 24 | 4% | 25% | 42% | |
| Geography | 22 | 0% | 32% | 64% | |
| Biology | 21 | 5% | 14% | 48% | |
| Psychology | 19 | 5% | 21% | 37% | |
| Chemistry | 15 | 0% | 20% | 40% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 14 | 0% | 7% | 29% | |
| Physics | 13 | 23% | 38% | 54% | |
| English Literature | 13 | 8% | 23% | 62% | |
| Sociology | 12 | 0% | 8% | 33% | |
| Business Studies | 9 | 0% | 11% | 44% | |
| Photography | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #147 of 1,030 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 14985: Kimberley School, Nottingham
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| 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) | 50% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 9% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 53% | — | — |
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.