Djanogly City Academy, Nottingham

In 2026, pupils at Djanogly City Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 37, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.4 in Nottingham and 47 across England.

28% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Nottingham and 47% in England.

That is down from 38 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.13: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 30.9, against 43.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Social Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 150 families put Djanogly City Academy as their first choice and 401 named it as one of their preferences, for 238 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Djanogly City Academy are Bluecoat Trent Academy (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.7); Nottingham Free School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52); Bluecoat Aspley Academy (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.8); and Ellis Guilford School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.5).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Djanogly City Academy.

Djanogly City Academy is one of 15 schools run by Tapestry Learning Partnership, an academy trust.

29 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Djanogly City Academy (as of September 2025): 52% would recommend the school, 59% say their child is happy there and 29% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (69%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (29%).

Of the 193 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 86% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 36% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 40 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 68% went on to university or other higher education, 10% to apprenticeships and 5% into work.

44.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 74.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (37%), Black (16%) and White British (12%).

In 2026, 185 pupils (14.6%) received SEN support and 11 (0.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Djanogly City Academy had 92 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest tram or metro stop is The Forest Park & Ride Tram Stop, about 270 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Forest P&R, 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Djanogly City Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 1145 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Nottingham (391), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Djanogly City Academy issued 535 suspensions, 42.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Djanogly City Academy are Forest Fields Primary and Nursery School (0.3 miles), Scotholme Primary and Nursery School (0.4 miles), St Mary's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles) and Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.