Chilwell School

State-Funded School

chilwell-school-nottinghamshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

NottinghamshireLocal Authority

BroxtoweConstituency

NG9 5ALPostcode

7.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Chilwell School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,078 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 50.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 55%
EBacc average point score: 4.46

Ethnicity

White

64%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

12%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,078

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

27%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,078
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 31 January 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
10 Nov 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.