Nottingham Girls' Academy

Nottingham Girls’ Academy has been graded as outstanding in all aspects of its performance. The school provides a diverse and inclusive environment where pupils' personal development, academic achievements, and well-being are prioritized. With a strong leadership team and a curriculum tailored to meet the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs, the school fosters a positive culture of learning. The sixth form offers a personalized education that prepares students well for their future aspirations, leading many to prestigious opportunities.

Strengths

• Exceptional and broad education provided to all pupils
• High expectations and excellent support for pupils with SEND
• Strong relationships between staff and students
• Rich and ambitious curriculum that reflects diversity and equality
• Outstanding support for pupils' mental health and well-being
• Active promotion of social justice and equality among students
• Excellent careers guidance for future education and employment

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 Nottingham Girls' Academy attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 12.9% 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, 5.1% of pupils at Nottingham Girls' 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 Nottingham Girls' Academy had 15.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.9% 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, 11.7% of pupils at Nottingham Girls' Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has a SEN unit with 4 pupils.

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 Nottingham Girls' Academy received £9,186 and spent £8,942 for each of its 911 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £645,000 (£708 per pupil).

Across all 37 schools of Greenwood Academies Trust, income was £8,670 and spending £8,578 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 · Nottingham local authority: places and applications

Nottingham Girls' Academy is part of Greenwood Academies Trust, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:

• The Wells Academy Nottingham
• Nottingham Academy Nottingham
• Nethergate Academy Nottingham
• Mansfield Primary Academy Mansfield
• Skegby Junior Academy Sutton-In-Ashfield
• The Brunts Academy Mansfield
• The Bramble Academy Mansfield
• Queensmead Primary Academy Leicester
• Studfall Junior Academy Corby
• Studfall Infant Academy Corby

What is Nottingham Girls' Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Nottingham Girls' Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Nottingham Girls' Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Nottingham Girls' Academy was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Nottingham Girls' Academy have?

Nottingham Girls' Academy has 931 pupils on roll.

What age range does Nottingham Girls' Academy cover?

Nottingham Girls' Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Nottingham Girls' Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 48.8, and 52% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Nottingham Girls' Academy?

Nottingham Girls' Academy is at Robin's Wood Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 3LD.