Nottingham Free School

State-Funded School

nottingham-free-school-nottingham-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

NottinghamLocal Authority

Nottingham EastConstituency

NG5 1EBPostcode

7.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 699 pupils. Nottingham Free School is part of Nova Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 51.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 54.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.84

Ethnicity

White

48%

Asian

24%

Black

Mixed

13%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

699

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

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: Average
Total pupils: 699
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Nova Education Trust

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 9 November 2022. 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
24 Jul 2017	Outstanding	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.