Secondary
The Bulwell Academy
Hucknall Lane, Nottingham, NG6 8AQ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1051 of 1050 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 56.6
- All staff (FTE)
- 74.6
- Pupils per adult
- 14.3
- Pupils
- 1,070
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
March 2024
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
October 2022
Previous framework
Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
- Leadership and governanceInadequate
- Personal developmentInadequate
- Quality of educationInadequate
GCSE results
29%
17 points below the Nottingham average (46% across 42 schools)
36.1
10.4 below the Nottingham average (46.5 across 42 schools)
40th of 42 by our score, among the secondary schools in Nottingham we can score - 46 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 36.1 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.01 |
| Entered the EBacc | 12% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 34% |
| 22/23 | 28% |
| 23/24 | 26% |
| 24/25 | 29% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.38 |
| 22/23 | -0.38 |
| 23/24 | -0.72 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 41.0 |
| 22/23 | 38.4 |
| 23/24 | 34.1 |
| 24/25 | 36.1 |
Hucknall Lane, Nottingham, NG6 8AQ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Nottingham admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Matt Irons
- Address
- Hucknall Lane, Nottingham, NG6 8AQ
- Telephone
- 01159647640