Fernwood School

State-Funded School

fernwood-school-nottingham-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

NottinghamLocal Authority

Nottingham SouthConstituency

NG8 2FTPostcode

9.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,543 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 53.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 63%
EBacc average point score: 4.78

Ethnicity

White

42%

Asian

26%

Black

Mixed

12%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,543

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

34%

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 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,543
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
24 Apr 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding
8 May 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.