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Nottingham Free School

The Courtaulds Building, 290 Haydn Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 1EB

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 9 November 2022). Last inspected 9 November 2022.

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673
Pupils
25.4%
Free school meals
1 September 2014
Opened

About this school

Nottingham Free School is a Free schools serving secondary age pupils, located in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. The school has 673 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 9 November 2022). Last inspected 9 November 2022. The Head of School is Jo Simpson. The school is administered by Nottingham local authority. It belongs to NOVA EDUCATION TRUST. It opened in 1 September 2014.

School details

Head of School
Jo Simpson
Trust
NOVA EDUCATION TRUST
Local authority
Nottingham
Gender
Mixed
URN
141010

Admissions

Applications for places at Nottingham Free School are handled by the school or the local authority (Nottingham). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

51.5
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
+0.29
Progress 8 · 2023-24
55%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
79%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
4.84
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
65%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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