South Nottinghamshire Academy

South Nottinghamshire Academy continues to perform well as a good school, demonstrating a positive learning environment where students feel safe and are encouraged to excel through a range of leadership opportunities. The commitment to the 'SNA Way' fosters respect and kindness among pupils, contributing to strong relationships between staff and students. The curriculum ensures that most students achieve highly, particularly in English and mathematics, and there is effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). However, there are areas for improvement, particularly regarding the depth of knowledge in subjects not chosen for deeper study by students in Year 9. Leaders have recognized the need to ensure sufficient curriculum time for these subjects to enhance overall understanding. Additionally, while teachers have been trained in effective teaching practices, full implementation and purposeful engagement in recall activities are not consistently observed, impacting the effectiveness of knowledge retention.

Strengths

• Positive relationships between staff and pupils
• High expectations of conduct are understood by pupils
• Strong inclusivity and effective handling of bullying
• Wide range of leadership and volunteering opportunities
• Good subject knowledge among teachers
• Successful implementation of reading recovery schemes
• Effective support for pupils with SEND

Areas for Improvement

• Insufficient curriculum time for some subjects in key stage 3
• Inconsistent implementation of retrieval practices by teachers

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at South Nottinghamshire Academy attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 18.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.3% of pupils at South Nottinghamshire Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 South Nottinghamshire Academy had 17.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.0% of pupils at South Nottinghamshire Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 South Nottinghamshire Academy received £8,375 and spent £8,213 for each of its 952 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £366,000 (£384 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of Redhill Academy Trust, income was £7,880 and spending £7,947 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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South Nottinghamshire Academy is part of Redhill Academy Trust, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

• The Carlton Infant Academy Nottingham
• The Carlton Junior Academy Nottingham
• Carlton Academy Nottingham
• Robert Mellors Primary Academy Nottingham
• Redhill Academy Nottingham
• Colonel Frank Seely Academy Nottingham
• The Oakwood Academy Nottingham
• Park Vale Academy Nottingham
• Hall Park Academy Nottingham
• Farmilo Primary School and Nursery Mansfield

What is South Nottinghamshire Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for South Nottinghamshire Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2022.

When was South Nottinghamshire Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

South Nottinghamshire Academy was last inspected in May 2022.

How many pupils does South Nottinghamshire Academy have?

South Nottinghamshire Academy has 1,010 pupils on roll.

What age range does South Nottinghamshire Academy cover?

South Nottinghamshire Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are South Nottinghamshire Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 52.9, and 52% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is South Nottinghamshire Academy?

South Nottinghamshire Academy is at Glebe Lane, Off Cropwell Road, Radcliffe on Trent, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG12 2FQ.