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Djanogly City Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy
Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham Road, Nottingham NG7 6ND · djanogly.notts.sch.uk · 0115 942 1300
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38
- average Attainment 8 score. Nottingham 43, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,270
- 520 over 750 places · 169%
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 46.8%
- First language not English
- 74.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 150 families put the school first and 238 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 238 | 150 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 207 | 135 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 210 | 160 | 0.8 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 204 | 160 | 0.8 | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 210 | 135 | 0.6 | 96% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38, and 30.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Nottingham it was 43, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (26.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38 | 46 | ||
| ▼30.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼47.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼27.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.39 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 45.1 | +16.8 |
| Sixth form college | 4.7 | −5 |
| Further education | 35.8 | −4.2 |
| Other education | 0.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 0.5 | — |
| Employment | 0.5 | −2.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.3 | −5.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4.7 | −0.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 students | C- (26.9) | Average -0.06 | |
| 43 students | C- (26.9) | Average -0.06 | |
| 22 students | Merit+ (29.2) | Average +0.20 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 31 | C (29.3) | +0.08 |
| 2015/16 | 12 | E (11.1) | -0.11 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2022/23 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 67.5 | +40.2 |
| Further education | 2.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 10 | — |
| Employment | 5 | −31.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5 | −31.4 |
| Activity not captured | 10 | — |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Djanogly City Academy on 3 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 3 Dec 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
52% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (29 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 52%
- Replies
- 29
- 2% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 62% who had a child bullied