The Bulwell Academy, Nottingham

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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The Bulwell Academy

Hucknall Lane, Nottingham NG6 8AQ

http://bulwellacademy.co.uk/

The Bulwell Academy is a non-selective academy. It has about 1,070 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In March 2024 the school was rated ‘Requires Improvement’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Creative Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Ellis Guilford School, The Hart School, Ash Green School, Thistley Hough Academy and Weavers Academy.)

Relative weaknesses include Destinations and Environment.

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.7		Park Vale Academy
1.4		The Oakwood Academy
1.9		Ellis Guilford School
2.2		The Holgate Academy
2.4		Nottingham Free School
2.6		Redhill Academy
2.7		The Kimberley School
2.7		Bluecoat Aspley Academy
2.7		Bluecoat Trent Academy
2.7		The National CofE Academy
2.9		The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy
2.9		Bluecoat Beechdale Academy

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Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high and the offer rate is roughly average. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Progress: Poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attainment: Poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Poor. Progress up to age 16 is below average. Destinations at 16 are poor. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are below average.

Environment: Poor. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite high, while crime is very high.

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

Sixth form: Poor. Destinations at 18 are poor.

Destinations: Poor. The proportions of students going on to education, training or work at the ages of 16 and 18 are both very low.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

No A-level data

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