Hall Park Academy

Hall Park Academy has demonstrated significant improvement since its previous inspection, moving from a Requires Improvement grade to a Good overall effectiveness rating. The school has fostered a positive culture with high expectations from teachers, which is reflected in good pupil behavior and a sense of pride among students. They provide a variety of extracurricular opportunities and effective pastoral support, contributing to a vibrant community atmosphere. The leadership team, supported by Redhill Academy Trust, has also focused on developing staff capabilities to enhance educational quality.

Strengths

• High expectations from teachers leading to improved pupil behaviour.
• Strong support and engagement from staff and students.
• Effective management of pupil attendance, particularly in sixth form.
• Ambitious curriculum in most subjects, with particular excellence in English, geography, and psychology.
• Well-structured teaching methods that enhance learning.
• Strong pastoral support and personal development opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subject leaders are new and require more time to be effective.
• Inconsistencies in the implementation of teaching fundamentals.

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 Hall Park Academy attended 92.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 21.6% 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, 5.0% of pupils at Hall Park Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 8 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 Hall Park Academy had 17.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.0% 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, 17.1% of pupils at Hall Park Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.3% 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 Hall Park Academy received £8,308 and spent £8,320 for each of its 878 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £97,000 (£110 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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All schools in Nottingham · Nottinghamshire local authority: places and applications

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

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

What is Hall Park Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hall Park Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Hall Park Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Hall Park Academy was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Hall Park Academy have?

Hall Park Academy has 867 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hall Park Academy cover?

Hall Park Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Hall Park Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 40.3, and 30% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Hall Park Academy?

Hall Park Academy is at Mansfield Road, Eastwood, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 3EA.