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The Oakwood Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Bewcastle Road, Warren Hill, Nottingham NG5 9PJ · oakwoodacademy.org.uk · 0115 953 9323
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Nottingham 43, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 737
- 98% of 750 places
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 42%
- First language not English
- 11.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 142 families put the school first and 157 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 | 157 | 142 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 156 | 147 | 0.9 | 87% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 156 | 153 | 1 | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 149 | 148 | 1 | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 149 | 136 | 0.9 | 88% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.3, and 33.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Nottingham it was 43, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼33.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼36.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.63 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 20.5 | −4.8 |
| Sixth form college | 6.6 | −3.7 |
| Further education | 59.6 | +21.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.7 | −4.8 |
| Employment | 2 | −3.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.6 | −0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 4 | −3.5 |
Ofsted
The Oakwood Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Jul 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 122844), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective - Sept 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Dec 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122844)
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (104 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 104
- 14% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 55% who had a child bullied
based on 32 parents (31%) with SEND