Schools in Nottingham
Find schools in Nottingham with Ofsted ratings on our free interactive map. See distances from any address, filter by primary or secondary, and view exam results.
Choosing a School in Nottingham
Nottingham has no grammar schools, so its state secondary schools do not select by ability. The map opens on Nottingham city, where parents apply through Nottingham City Council. West Bridgford, across the Trent about three miles south of the centre, is in Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, so its schools come under Nottinghamshire County Council. Its two secondaries, The West Bridgford School (rated Outstanding in January 2024) and Rushcliffe Spencer Academy (judged Outstanding in every area in May 2025), both say they are oversubscribed and give priority by catchment area and linked primary school. Search a West Bridgford postcode to see them on the map.
In Nottingham city, the average primary school had 62% of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at KS2 (England: 63%), and the average secondary had 41% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in English and maths at GCSE (England: 46%). In Nottinghamshire as a whole, the average primary school had 64% of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at KS2 (England: 63%), and the average secondary had 45% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in English and maths at GCSE (England: 46%).
Primary Schools in Nottingham
The map opens on a two-mile circle around the centre. Primary schools inside it include the following; ages, distances and single-sex status come from the same data as the map.
- Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy
- Mellers Primary School
- Huntingdon Academy
- Radford Primary School Academy
- Sycamore Academy
Secondary Schools in Nottingham
Secondary schools inside the map's opening view include:
- Djanogly City Academy
- Bluecoat Trent Academy
- Nottingham Free School
- Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology
How Are Averages Calculated?
When you open a school, its results show a comparison such as "+12% vs avg". The average is the mean of the figures for every English state school in our data that reports that measure, each school counted once. For primary schools (14,923 with KS2 results), the average share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths is 63%, with average scaled scores of 105.6 in reading and 104.6 in maths. For secondary schools (3,274 with GCSE results), the average share of pupils getting grade 5 or above in English and maths is 46%, grade 4 or above 65%, and the average Attainment 8 score is 46.6. Because each school counts once whatever its size, these are school averages, not the share of all pupils in England.
Frequently Asked Questions
How can I find schools near my address in Nottingham?
Enter your postcode in the search box above. The map will show state primary and secondary schools (not special or independent schools) within your chosen radius, with their latest Ofsted inspection and distance from your location.
What Ofsted ratings do Nottingham schools have?
Click any school on the map to see its latest Ofsted inspection in our data and its exam results, with a link to its Ofsted reports. Older inspections show an overall grade from Outstanding to Inadequate; inspections from September 2024 show grades for each area instead. Our Ofsted data covers inspections up to September 2025, so a school inspected since then still shows its earlier result, and the report cards Ofsted has published since November 2025 are not included yet. The link to its Ofsted reports always has the latest.
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