Schools in Nottinghamshire
364 schools in the Nottinghamshire local authority.
Schools
364
Open schools
Pupils
126,957
2025–26 census
Good or better
92%
265 of 287 graded
Academic Performance
4.9
out of 10 · 332 schools
Ofsted ratings
- Outstanding
- 11 4%
- Good
- 254 89%
- Requires improvement
- 19 7%
- Inadequate
- 3 1%
39 inspected since 2024, no overall grade33 superseded by a report card38 not judged6 in a category of concern3 safeguarding not effective
4.9
Academic PerformanceAveraged over 332 of 364 schools that can be scored
Pupils
126,957
pupils on roll
Boys 51%49% Girls
Roll from 358 of 364 schools (126,957 pupils). Independent schools report roll and sex only.
Ethnicity
White
81%Asian
4%Black
4%Mixed
6%Chinese
2%Any other group
1%Unclassified
2%Ethnicity from 339 of 364 schools (125,113 pupils). Independent schools report roll and sex only.
Pupil characteristics
- Free school meals
- 23.8%
- First language not English
- 12.5%
- Young carers
- <1%
29,722 of 125,113 pupils · 339 of 364 schools
15,592 of 125,113 pupils · 339 of 364 schools
796 of 125,113 pupils · 339 of 364 schools
Schools by phase
- Primary
- 289
- Secondary
- 45
- All-through
- 2
- Special
- 17
- Not recorded
- 11
Top primary schools in Nottinghamshire
The 20 highest-scoring primary schools here on Academic Performance, which combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment.
- 1.Archbishop Cranmer Church of England AcademyNottinghamshire · Primary9.8/10Outstanding
- 2.Hucknall Flying High AcademyNottinghamshire · Primary9.7/10Outstanding
- 3.Chetwynd Spencer AcademyNottinghamshire · Primary9.6/10Outstanding
- 4.Cotgrave Candleby Lane SchoolNottinghamshire · Primary9.5/10Outstanding
- 5.Crescent Primary SchoolNottinghamshire · Primary9.5/10Outstanding
- 6.Pinewood Infant and Nursery SchoolNottinghamshire · Primary9.4/10Outstanding
- 7.Lowdham CofE Primary SchoolNottinghamshire · Primary9.1/10Outstanding
- 8.Gamston St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolNottinghamshire · Primary9.0/10Good
- 9.Forest Glade Primary SchoolNottinghamshire · Primary8.9/10Good
- 10.John Blow Primary SchoolNottinghamshire · Primary8.9/10Good
- 11.North Wheatley Church of England Primary SchoolNottinghamshire · Primary8.9/10
- 12.Pierrepont Gamston Primary SchoolNottinghamshire · Primary8.9/10Good
- 13.Mapplewells Primary and Nursery SchoolNottinghamshire · Primary8.8/10
- 14.Bingham Primary SchoolNottinghamshire · Primary8.7/10
- 15.Bunny CofE Primary SchoolNottinghamshire · Primary8.7/10Good
- 16.Heymann Primary and Nursery SchoolNottinghamshire · Primary8.7/10
- 17.Jesse Gray Primary SchoolNottinghamshire · Primary8.7/10Good
- 18.Killisick Junior SchoolNottinghamshire · Primary8.7/10Good
- 19.Ramsden Primary SchoolNottinghamshire · Primary8.7/10Good
- 20.Bramcote Hills Primary SchoolNottinghamshire · Primary8.6/10Good
Top secondary schools in Nottinghamshire
The 20 highest-scoring secondary schools here on Academic Performance, which combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment.
- 1.The West Bridgford SchoolNottinghamshire · Secondary9.9/10Outstanding
- 2.Redhill AcademyNottinghamshire · Secondary9.6/10Outstanding
- 3.Rushcliffe Spencer AcademyNottinghamshire · Secondary8.9/10
- 4.The Becket SchoolNottinghamshire · Secondary8.6/10Good
- 5.Toot Hill SchoolNottinghamshire · Secondary8.6/10Good
- 6.The Minster SchoolNottinghamshire · Secondary8.4/10Good
- 7.The South Wolds Academy & Sixth FormNottinghamshire · Secondary8.4/10
- 8.Alderman White SchoolNottinghamshire · Secondary8.3/10Good
- 9.George Spencer AcademyNottinghamshire · Secondary8.0/10Good
- 10.South Nottinghamshire AcademyNottinghamshire · Secondary8.0/10Good
- 11.East Leake AcademyNottinghamshire · Secondary7.9/10
- 12.Outwood Academy ValleyNottinghamshire · Secondary7.9/10Good
- 13.Bramcote CollegeNottinghamshire · Secondary7.8/10Good
- 14.All Saints' Catholic Voluntary AcademyNottinghamshire · Secondary7.6/10Good
- 15.Chilwell SchoolNottinghamshire · Secondary7.6/10Good
- 16.Arnold Hill Spencer AcademyNottinghamshire · Secondary7.5/10
- 17.The Kimberley SchoolNottinghamshire · Secondary7.4/10Good
- 18.Christ The King Voluntary AcademyNottinghamshire · Secondary7.0/10Good
- 19.Outwood Academy PortlandNottinghamshire · Secondary6.8/10
- 20.Colonel Frank Seely AcademyNottinghamshire · Secondary6.7/10Good
Browse all 364 schools in Nottinghamshire — filter by phase or Ofsted rating.
About schools in Nottinghamshire
- How many schools are there in Nottinghamshire?
- Nottinghamshire has 364 open schools — 289 primary, 45 secondary, 17 special, teaching 126,957 pupils in total.
- How many schools in Nottinghamshire are rated Good or Outstanding?
- 265 of the 287 schools holding an Ofsted grade — 92% — are rated Good or Outstanding, including 11 rated Outstanding. That share is measured against graded schools, not all 364: a school inspected since September 2024 has no overall grade at all.
- What is the average Academic Performance in Nottinghamshire?
- 4.9 out of 10, averaged across the 332 schools here that can be scored, where 5 is the national average. Academic Performance combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment and is ranked against comparable schools, so it is neither figure on its own.
- Why do some Nottinghamshire schools have no Ofsted rating?
- 77 schools in Nottinghamshire currently hold no overall grade. Ofsted stopped awarding single-word judgements in September 2024 and moved to a report card of separately graded areas, so schools inspected since then have no overall rating whatever the inspection found. Their profiles show the report card instead.
- What does Nottinghamshire local authority do?
- A local authority is the body responsible for state education in its area — the level most admissions and school-place decisions are made at. Nottinghamshire covers 364 schools and sits in the East Midlands region. It does not run academies or independent schools directly, though it still coordinates admissions for most of them.
- How many pupils in Nottinghamshire are eligible for free school meals?
- 23.8% — 29,722 of 125,113 pupils at the 339 schools that report it. Independent schools file a return with roll and sex only, so they are outside this figure rather than counted as zero.
Part of the East Midlands region.