The Oakwood Academy, Nottingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "The Oakwood Academy benefits from wonderfully spacious and light buildings, set in beautifully landscaped surroundings. This high quality provision ensures an inspiring learning environment, where our students can thrive academically and socially."

In 2026, pupils at The Oakwood Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.4 in Nottingham and 47 across England.

46% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Nottingham and 47% in England.

That is up from 41.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.75: pupils made well 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 36.4, against 49.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Spanish.

For September 2026 entry, 142 families put The Oakwood Academy as their first choice and 292 named it as one of their preferences, for 157 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 The Oakwood Academy are Park Vale Academy (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.2); Redhill Academy (1.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 49.1); The Bulwell Academy (1.6 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 39.6); and Arnold Hill Spencer Academy (2.1 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 47.8).

The Oakwood Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

The Oakwood Academy is one of 21 schools run by Redhill Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.9 in 2024/25.

Of the 151 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 87% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 60% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

41.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 11.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (61%), Mixed (16%) and Black (13%).

In 2026, 137 pupils (18.6%) received SEN support and 6 (0.8%) 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 Oakwood Academy had 54 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 Moor Bridge Tram Stop, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Stockdale Close (opposite), 140 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 153 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Nottingham (391).

In 2024/25, The Oakwood Academy issued 279 suspensions, 37.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Oakwood Academy are Warren Primary Academy (0.1 miles), Rise Park Primary and Nursery School (0.7 miles), Southglade Primary and Nursery School (0.8 miles) and Westglade Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.