The National CofE Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.178 miles
Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The National CofE Academy is a secondary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 April 2023. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
The National CofE Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.178 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 drew 261 first-choice applications for 207 offers; 202 offers went to first-choice families, and 59 first-choice families (23%) were not offered a place.
- For Year 7 in 2026 the last distance offered was 1.178 miles, the 6th shortest of 39 Nottinghamshire secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- In 2024/25, 38% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 42.6 (England 46).
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C+ (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was below average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Nottinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Annesley Road, Hucknall, Nottingham, NG15 7DB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Nottinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,129 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 April 2023
Strengths
- “Staff have high expectations of all pupils.”
- “Most pupils rise to meet these high expectations.”
- “Pupils’ behaviour is calm and orderly.”
To improve
- “Leaders recognise that, in some lessons, teachers need to check more precisely if all pupils are knowing and remembering more.”
- “In some lessons, teachers do not check if pupils have learned the most important knowledge.”
- “This prevents some pupils from making progress.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 38% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 261 first-preference applications, 207 offers in total, 202 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Nottinghamshire.
- The Holgate Academy 1.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- The Kimberley School 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Outwood Academy Kirkby 3.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Redhill Academy 4.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Selston High School 4.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hall Park Academy 4.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Ashfield Comprehensive School 5.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Arnold Hill Spencer Academy 5.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
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