The Kimberley School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.938 miles
Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Kimberley School is a secondary school in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 29 September 2022. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
The Kimberley School 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 | 1.938 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
- In 2026 the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 1.938 miles away, the 12th shortest of 39 Nottinghamshire secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Year 7 distance was further from the school than in both 2025 and 2020. It swung sharply between some years, most of all from 2023 to 2024.
- For Year 7 2026 there were 249 first-choice applications for 239 offers. 227 went to first-choice families, and 22 first-choice families (9%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 51 (England 46).
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
- Newdigate Street, Kimberley, Nottingham, NG16 2NJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Nottinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,393 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 29 September 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils at The Kimberley School talk positively about the ‘Kimberley Way’.”
- “This teaches pupils to respect themselves and each other, and to be proud of their achievements.”
- “Pupils said that they feel safe at school.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, there is low-level disruption in lessons.”
- “However, some teachers do not routinely identify misconceptions when they arise.”
- “Leaders have not yet established a consistent approach to assessment.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 November 2022 (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) | 50% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51 | 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: 249 first-preference applications, 239 offers in total, 227 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 2.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Hall Park Academy 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The National CofE Academy 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Bramcote College 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Alderman White School 4.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Redhill Academy 5.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- George Spencer Academy 5.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Selston High School 5.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
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