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Nottingham Girls' Academy
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Robin's Wood Road, Nottingham NG8 3LD · nottinghamgirlsacademy.org · 0115 748 3410
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Nottingham 43, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 931
- 99% of 936 places
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 43.2%
- First language not English
- 64.1%
- 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 170 places were offered; 93% 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 | 170 | 150 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 171 | 136 | 0.8 | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 163 | 110 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 159 | 120 | 0.8 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 151 | 125 | 0.8 | 94% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.7, and 42.9% 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 (28.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼42.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲71.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲59.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.33 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 35.7 | −4.4 |
| Sixth form college | 21.7 | +7.4 |
| Further education | 34.4 | +1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 0.6 | −1.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.2 | −0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | +0.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 students | C (28.9) | Below average -0.42 | |
| 27 students | C (28.9) | Below average -0.42 | |
| 22 students | Merit (25.9) | Average -0.04 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 25 | C+ (31.8) | -0.08 |
| 2022/23 | 30 | C (29.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 27 | C+ (33.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 24 | C (29.8) | +0.13 |
| 2017/18 | 37 | C (31.3) | +0.01 |
| 2016/17 | 19 | D+ (23.5) | -0.15 |
| 2015/16 | 36 | C- (27.5) | -0.13 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 65.7 | −0.2 |
| Other education | 5.7 | −1.1 |
| Employment | 8.6 | −7.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14.3 | +9.8 |
| Activity not captured | 5.7 | +3.4 |
Ofsted
Nottingham Girls' Academy was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 7 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 7 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Dec 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2021Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (36 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 36
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 58% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (28%) with SEND