Best Secondary Schools in Nottinghamshire

We checked all 46 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire and list every one: 44 ranked, then 2 without a rank.

Schools checked: 46
Ranked: 44
Without a rank: 2

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 across Nottinghamshire, and each school's town is shown. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Nottinghamshire also has 291 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, Nottingham and Worksop.

Ranked secondary schools in Nottinghamshire

Rank 1
The West Bridgford School
Nottingham, 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
Nottingham, Academy, 2,039 pupils, inspected May 2025
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Attainment 8
58.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
73.7%
Rank 3
Redhill Academy
Nottingham, Academy, 1,582 pupils, inspected May 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
50.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
47.7%
Rank 4
The Becket School
West Bridgford, Academy, 1,157 pupils, inspected September 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
57.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
64.7%
Rank 5
Toot Hill School
Nottingham, Academy, 1,838 pupils, inspected November 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
55.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
67.5%
Rank 6
The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form
Nottingham, Academy, 1,033 pupils, inspected April 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Attainment 8
53.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
60.9%
Rank 7
Alderman White School
Nottingham, Academy, 768 pupils, inspected March 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
53.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
60%
Rank 8
Bramcote College
Nottingham, Academy, 816 pupils, inspected February 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
51.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
59.2%
Rank 9
George Spencer Academy
Nottingham, Academy, 1,580 pupils, inspected March 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
51.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
56.4%
Rank 9
South Nottinghamshire Academy
Nottingham, Academy, 1,010 pupils, inspected February 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
51.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
56.6%
Rank 11
Outwood Academy Valley
Worksop, Academy, 1,721 pupils, inspected April 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
50.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
58.8%
Rank 12
East Leake Academy
Loughborough, Academy, 1,118 pupils, inspected October 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
50.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
57.8%
Rank 13
Chilwell School
Nottingham, Local authority maintained, 1,078 pupils, inspected October 2014
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
50.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
55%
Rank 14
The Kimberley School
Nottingham, Academy, 1,393 pupils, inspected September 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
51.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
50%
Rank 15
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
Nottingham, Academy, 1,552 pupils, inspected June 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Attainment 8
49.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
51.5%
Rank 16
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy
Mansfield, Academy, 1,130 pupils, inspected March 2012
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
51.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
47.9%
Rank 17
Christ The King Voluntary Academy
Nottingham, Academy, 857 pupils, inspected September 2014
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
48.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
52.2%
Rank 18
The Suthers School
Newark, Free school, 684 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
52%
Rank 19
The Brunts Academy
Mansfield, Academy, 1,378 pupils, inspected March 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Attainment 8
45.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
43.9%
Rank 20
Serlby Park Academy
Doncaster, Academy, 991 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
45.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
50.5%
Rank 21
Colonel Frank Seely Academy
Nottingham, Academy, 895 pupils, inspected May 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
47.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
44.7%
Rank 22
Outwood Academy Portland
Worksop, Academy, 1,706 pupils, inspected September 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
47.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
44.4%
Rank 23
Ashfield Comprehensive School
Nottingham, 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
The Newark Academy
Newark, Academy, 1,164 pupils, inspected July 2019
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
45.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
47.3%
Rank 25
Carlton Academy
Nottingham, Academy, 1,354 pupils, inspected April 2013
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
45.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
46%
Rank 26
The Garibaldi School
Mansfield, Academy, 1,017 pupils, inspected June 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
47.1%
Rank 27
Tuxford Academy
Newark, Academy, 1,462 pupils, inspected March 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
41.3%
Rank 28
Carlton le Willows Academy
Gedling, Academy, 1,803 pupils, inspected November 2022
Ofsted: Inadequate
Attainment 8
55.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
69.9%
Rank 29
The Joseph Whitaker School
Mansfield, Academy, 1,361 pupils, inspected November 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
43.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
38%
Rank 30
The National CofE Academy
Nottingham, Academy, 1,129 pupils, inspected April 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
42.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
38%
Rank 31
Meden School
Mansfield, Academy, 1,054 pupils, inspected June 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
35.1%
Rank 32
Hall Park Academy
Nottingham, Academy, 867 pupils, inspected June 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
43.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
34.2%
Rank 33
The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, Academy, 1,230 pupils, inspected February 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
41.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
35.5%
Rank 34
The Manor Academy
Mansfield, Academy, 1,204 pupils, inspected May 2018
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
39.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
34.3%
Rank 35
Selston High School
Nottingham, Academy, 862 pupils, inspected April 2019
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
38.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
33.7%
Rank 36
Sutton Community Academy
Sutton-in-Ashfield, Academy, 796 pupils, inspected April 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Attainment 8
37.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
37.1%
Rank 37
Retford Oaks Academy
Retford, Academy, 1,080 pupils, inspected June 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
40.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
28.6%
Rank 38
Outwood Academy Kirkby
Nottingham, Academy, 523 pupils, inspected May 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Attainment 8
36.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
33.7%
Rank 39
Queen Elizabeth's Academy
Mansfield, Academy, 886 pupils, inspected April 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
32.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
17.8%
Rank 40
The Dukeries Academy
Newark, Academy, 709 pupils, inspected March 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Attainment 8
34.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
21%
Rank 41
Sherwood Church Academy
Mansfield, Academy, 1,008 pupils, inspected May 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Attainment 8
37.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
23.5%
Rank 42
Magnus Church of England Academy
Newark, Academy, 678 pupils, inspected February 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Attainment 8
35.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
20.8%
Rank 43
Quarrydale Academy
Sutton-in-Ashfield, Academy, 1,265 pupils, inspected May 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
36.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
24.1%
Rank 44
The Holgate Academy
Nottingham, Academy, 1,207 pupils, inspected June 2024
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
34.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
20.3%

Secondary schools in Nottinghamshire without a rank

Wellow House School
Wellow, Independent, 184 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Worksop College
Worksop, Independent, 849 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
27.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%