The National CofE Academy

The National CofE Academy has been rated as good in all areas including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision. The school is noted for its high expectations of pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and for cultivating a positive learning environment where pupils feel safe and respected. Staff provide a broad and ambitious curriculum, which includes various extracurricular activities, enhancing the educational experience for students.

Strengths

• High expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Calm and orderly behaviour among pupils.
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers.
• Curriculum is broad and ambitious for all pupils.
• Effective reading and literacy strategies in place.
• Well-led sixth form with ambitious study programmes.
• Strong safeguarding culture and knowledgeable staff.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistency in checking if all pupils have secured essential knowledge.
• Occasional insufficient support for some pupils with SEND.
• Communication with parents could be more effective.

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 The National CofE Academy attended 93.0% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 17.9% 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, 4.8% of pupils at The National CofE Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 3 pupils were 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 The National CofE Academy had 20.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.9% 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, 12.8% of pupils at The National CofE Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 0.9% 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 The National CofE Academy received £7,786 and spent £7,809 for each of its 1,125 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £796,000 (£708 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Minster Trust for Education, income was £6,755 and spending £6,850 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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All schools in Nottingham · Nottinghamshire local authority: places and applications

The National CofE Academy is part of Minster Trust for Education, which runs 14 schools. The nearest others:

• Kingsway Primary School Nottingham
• Farnsfield St Michael's Church of England Primary School Farnsfield
• Halam Church of England Primary School Newark
• Kirklington Primary School Newark
• Holy Trinity CofE Infant School Southwell
• The Minster School Southwell
• Lowe's Wong Infant School Southwell
• Lowe's Wong Anglican Methodist Junior School Southwell
• Bleasby Church of England Primary School Nottingham
• Norwell CofE Primary School Newark

What is The National CofE Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The National CofE Academy is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was The National CofE Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

The National CofE Academy was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does The National CofE Academy have?

The National CofE Academy has 1,129 pupils on roll.

What age range does The National CofE Academy cover?

The National CofE Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are The National CofE Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 45.9, and 44% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The National CofE Academy?

The National CofE Academy is at Annesley Road, Hucknall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG15 7DB.