Schools in Nottingham
Primary and secondary schools serving Nottingham, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Nottingham
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 310,084 (2024)
Schools in Nottingham
110 schools in Nottingham: 68 primary, 17 secondary and 25 other, including 11 independent. 97% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 103 that publish a capacity are 94% full overall, and 30 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent12.7%
- Good71.8%
- Needs improvement0.9%
- Serious concerns1.8%
- Not rated12.7%
The largest schools here
- Nottingham AcademyAll-through · ages 3–19 · 1,947 pupils · 76% fullGood2.6 miles · April 2026
- Fernwood SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,543 pupils · 103% fullExcellent2.8 miles · March 2024
- Bluecoat Aspley AcademySecondary · ages 11–19 · Faith school · 1,344 pupils · 96% fullGood1 mile · June 2024
- Djanogly City AcademySecondary · ages 11–19 · 1,270 pupils · 169% fullGood0.3 miles · April 2018
- The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,182 pupils · 105% fullGood1.7 miles · March 2019
- Nottingham High SchoolOther · ages 3–19 · Independent · 1,178 pupils · 92% fullNot rated0.6 miles
- Ellis Guilford SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,171 pupils · 87% fullGood1.1 miles · June 2023
- Bluecoat Trent AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,132 pupils · 94% fullGood0.6 miles · January 2024
- Fernwood Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 1,122 pupils · 107% fullGood2.8 miles · June 2019
- The Bulwell AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,051 pupils · 100% fullGood2.8 miles · May 2026
- Nottingham Girls' AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · Girls · 931 pupils · 99% fullExcellent1.3 miles · November 2023
- Nottingham University Academy of Science and TechnologySecondary · ages 11–19 · 928 pupils · 99% fullGood2.0 miles · September 2022
- Bluecoat Beechdale AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 887 pupils · 99% fullGood1.8 miles · October 2022
- Park Vale AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 880 pupils · 93% fullGood2.7 miles · March 2024
- Bluecoat Wollaton AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 879 pupils · 117% fullExcellent1.7 miles · May 2018
- Nottingham University Samworth AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · 841 pupils · 89% fullGood2.8 miles · May 2023
- The Oakwood AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 737 pupils · 98% fullGood3.2 miles · July 2023
- Heathfield Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 704 pupils · 101% fullGood0.9 miles · December 2023
- Nottingham Free SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · 699 pupils · 112% fullGood0.8 miles · November 2022
- Middleton Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 668 pupils · 106% fullGood1.5 miles · February 2023
- The Wells AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 634 pupils · 79% fullGood1.7 miles · January 2026
- Ambleside Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 629 pupils · 100% fullSerious concerns1.5 miles · November 2016
- Nottingham Girls' High School GDSTOther · ages 3–19 · Independent · Girls · 625 pupils · 57% fullNot rated0.7 miles
- Berridge Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 624 pupils · 85% fullGood0.4 miles · July 2019
- Southwark Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 624 pupils · 87% fullGood1.4 miles · July 2023
- Forest Fields Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 603 pupils · 96% fullGood0.1 miles · February 2024
- Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 576 pupils · 83% fullGood1.9 miles · October 2023
- Seely Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 523 pupils · 91% fullGood1.3 miles · April 2019
- Robin Hood Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 468 pupils · 98% fullGood2.1 miles · February 2024
- Sycamore AcademyPrimary · ages 2–11 · 466 pupils · 111% fullGood1.3 miles · June 2024
And 80 more.
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.