Ellis Guilford School

State-Funded School

ellis-guilford-school-nottingham-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

NottinghamLocal Authority

Nottingham North and KimberleyConstituency

NG6 0HTPostcode

1.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Ellis Guilford School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Nottingham, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,171 pupils. Ellis Guilford School is part of Creative Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 37.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 28.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.32

Ethnicity

White

48%

Asian

14%

Black

19%

Mixed

16%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,171

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

46%

England average

27%

First language not English

34%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,171
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Creative Education Trust

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
1 Aug 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
10 Nov 2021	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
12 Dec 2018	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

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.