Best Secondary Schools in Nottingham

We checked all 50 secondary schools in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, and list every one: 42 ranked, then 8 without a rank.

Schools checked: 50
Ranked: 42
Without a rank: 8

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Nottingham. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Nottingham also has 231 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Nottinghamshire. Nottinghamshire also has rankings for Mansfield, Newark, Worksop and all of Nottinghamshire.

Ranked secondary schools in Nottingham

Rank 1
The West Bridgford School
Academy, 1,809 pupils, inspected January 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
62.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
80.7%
Rank 2
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
Academy, 2,039 pupils, inspected May 2025
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Attainment 8
58.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
73.7%
Rank 3
Fernwood School
Academy, 1,543 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
53.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
63%
Rank 4
Bluecoat Wollaton Academy
Academy, 879 pupils, inspected May 2018
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
49.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
51.7%
Rank 5
Redhill Academy
Academy, 1,582 pupils, inspected May 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
50.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
47.7%
Rank 6
Toot Hill School
Academy, 1,838 pupils, inspected November 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
55.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
67.5%
Rank 7
The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy
Academy, 1,182 pupils, inspected March 2019
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
55.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
59.2%
Rank 8
The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form
Academy, 1,033 pupils, inspected April 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Attainment 8
53.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
60.9%
Rank 9
Alderman White School
Academy, 768 pupils, inspected March 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
53.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
60%
Rank 10
Bramcote College
Academy, 816 pupils, inspected February 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
51.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
59.2%
Rank 11
George Spencer Academy
Academy, 1,580 pupils, inspected March 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
51.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
56.4%
Rank 11
South Nottinghamshire Academy
Academy, 1,010 pupils, inspected February 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
51.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
56.6%
Rank 13
Nottingham Girls' Academy
Academy, 931 pupils, inspected November 2023
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
47.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
42.9%
Rank 14
Nottingham Free School
Free school, 699 pupils, inspected June 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
51.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
54.6%
Rank 15
Wilsthorpe School
Academy, 1,236 pupils, inspected November 2016
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
50.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
55.5%
Rank 16
Chilwell School
Local authority maintained, 1,078 pupils, inspected October 2014
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
50.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
55%
Rank 17
Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology
Free school, 928 pupils, inspected September 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
51.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
52.5%
Rank 18
The Kimberley School
Academy, 1,393 pupils, inspected September 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
51.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
50%
Rank 19
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
Academy, 1,552 pupils, inspected June 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Attainment 8
49.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
51.5%
Rank 20
Christ The King Voluntary Academy
Academy, 857 pupils, inspected September 2014
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
48.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
52.2%
Rank 21
Bluecoat Aspley Academy
Academy, 1,344 pupils, inspected May 2018
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
48.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
46.8%
Rank 22
Colonel Frank Seely Academy
Academy, 895 pupils, inspected May 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
47.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
44.7%
Rank 23
Ashfield Comprehensive School
Academy, 2,601 pupils, inspected January 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Attainment 8
47.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
44.3%
Rank 24
Carlton Academy
Academy, 1,354 pupils, inspected April 2013
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
45.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
46%
Rank 25
The Priory Belvoir Academy
Academy, 672 pupils, inspected May 2015
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
41%
Rank 26
The National CofE Academy
Academy, 1,129 pupils, inspected April 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
42.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
38%
Rank 27
Park Vale Academy
Academy, 880 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
42.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
37%
Rank 28
Nottingham Academy
Academy, 1,947 pupils, inspected April 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Attainment 8
42.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
35.9%
Rank 29
The Wells Academy
Academy, 634 pupils, inspected January 2026
Report card: Expected standard
Attainment 8
43.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
34.7%
Rank 30
Hall Park Academy
Academy, 867 pupils, inspected June 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
43.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
34.2%
Rank 31
Farnborough Spencer Academy
Academy, 1,005 pupils, inspected September 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
38.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
41.4%
Rank 32
Nottingham University Samworth Academy
Academy, 841 pupils, inspected September 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
40.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
35.2%
Rank 33
The Oakwood Academy
Academy, 737 pupils, inspected July 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
41.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
33.1%
Rank 34
Selston High School
Academy, 862 pupils, inspected April 2019
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
38.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
33.7%
Rank 35
Djanogly City Academy
Academy, 1,270 pupils, inspected December 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Attainment 8
38.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
30.3%
Rank 36
Ellis Guilford School
Academy, 1,171 pupils, inspected June 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
37.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
28.5%
Rank 37
Outwood Academy Kirkby
Academy, 523 pupils, inspected May 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Attainment 8
36.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
33.7%
Rank 38
The Long Eaton School
Academy, 1,121 pupils, inspected February 2024
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
42.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
36.4%
Rank 39
Bluecoat Beechdale Academy
Academy, 887 pupils, inspected February 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
34.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
21.4%
Rank 40
The Bulwell Academy
Academy, 1,051 pupils, inspected May 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Attainment 8
36.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
29.3%
Rank 41
Aldercar High School
Academy, 648 pupils, inspected April 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Attainment 8
33.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
22.2%
Rank 42
The Holgate Academy
Academy, 1,207 pupils, inspected June 2024
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
34.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
20.3%

Secondary schools in Nottingham without a rank

Bluecoat Trent Academy
Free school, 1,132 pupils, inspected January 2024
Ofsted: Good
FUEL
Independent, 30 pupils, inspected May 2025
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
2.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Hollygirt School
Independent, 175 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
10.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Jamia Al-Hudaa Residential College
Independent, Selective, 168 pupils, inspected September 2025
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
54.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
65%
Nottingham Girls' High School GDST
Independent, Selective, 625 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
69.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
90%
Nottingham High School
Independent, Selective, 1,178 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
49.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Take 1 Learning Centre
Independent, 15 pupils, inspected November 2024
Ofsted: Good
Trent College
Independent, 990 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
45.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
66.7%