Thorneywood Education Base, Nottingham
Thorneywood Education Base is a school for pupils in Nottingham.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Thorneywood Education Base in detail
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Lace Market Tram Stop, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Thorneywood Mount Top, 110 metres away.
Source: NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with Thorneywood Education Base
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 25
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 25 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 19 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Nottingham is 37 (the median across 119 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Nottingham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Nottingham
Across Nottingham council
Places available
3,708
Applications
3,688
Got 1st preference
80.3%
Got preferred school
94.1%
All secondary applications across Nottingham council (2026/27), not just this school.
Questions parents ask about Thorneywood Education Base
What is the catchment area for Thorneywood Education Base?
No fixed boundary. When Thorneywood Education Base is oversubscribed, Nottingham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Thorneywood Education Base?
Apply through Nottingham's coordinated admissions process, naming Thorneywood Education Base on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Thorneywood Education Base?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 25 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 19 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Nottingham is 37 (the median across 119 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Thorneywood Education Base?
Thorneywood Education Base is at The Wells Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG3 3AL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)