The Nottingham Emmanuel School, West Bridgford

In 2026, pupils at The Nottingham Emmanuel School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.4 in Nottingham and 47 across England.

37% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Nottingham and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 44.2.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.32: 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 39.9, against 49.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 146 families put The Nottingham Emmanuel School as their first choice and 414 named it as one of their preferences, for 177 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 21 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Nottingham Emmanuel School are The Becket School (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.3); Clayfield House (0.7 miles); The West Bridgford School (1.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 61.4); and Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.5).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than The Nottingham Emmanuel School.

The Nottingham Emmanuel School is one of 13 schools run by Archway Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42 in 2024/25.

113 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Nottingham Emmanuel School (as of September 2025): 80% would recommend the school, 81% say their child is happy there and 59% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (88%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (59%).

Of the 200 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 45% to a further education college and 2% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 84 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 56% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 16% into work. 13% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

45.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 30.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (35%), Black (21%) and Asian (19%).

In 2026, 153 pupils (13.8%) received SEN support and 13 (1.2%) 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.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Wilford Village Tram Stop, about 420 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Vernon Avenue, 220 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Nottingham Emmanuel School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, The Nottingham Emmanuel School issued 319 suspensions, 28.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Nottingham Emmanuel School are St Patrick's Catholic Primary and Nursery School (0.2 miles), South Wilford Endowed CofE Primary School (0.3 miles), Victoria Primary School (0.5 miles) and Greenfields Community School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.