The Bulwell Academy

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

NottinghamLocal Authority

Nottingham North and KimberleyConstituency

NG6 8AQPostcode

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Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Bulwell Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Nottingham, East Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,051 pupils. The Bulwell Academy is part of Creative Education Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 12 May 2026 · published 23 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 36.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 29.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.01

Ethnicity

White

68%

Asian

Black

13%

Mixed

14%

Any other group

Pupils

1,051

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

56%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,051
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
7 May 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
14 Dec 2022	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate
24 Jun 2015	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.