Schools in Nottinghamshire
371 schools across 28 towns
Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 158 of 371 schools here that have a published grade.
Nottinghamshire has 371 schools across 28 towns — 286 primary, 43 secondary, educating around 124,041 pupils. 87% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (138 of 158). There are currently 123 open teaching jobs in Nottinghamshire. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across Nottinghamshire.
Nottinghamshirelocal authority guide — teacher pay, ratios & spending →School spending in Nottinghamshire
Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).
Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.
Top-performing schools in Nottinghamshire
Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.
By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score
- 1The West Bridgford School62.9Attainment 8
- 2Rushcliffe Spencer Academy58.1Attainment 8
- 3The Becket School57.3Attainment 8
- 4Toot Hill School55.9Attainment 8
- 5Carlton le Willows Academy55.1Attainment 8
Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Towns in Nottinghamshire
Select a town to browse its schools and Ofsted ratings
Ashfield
Bassetlaw
Bingham
Broxtowe
Cossall
Cotgrave
Doncaster
Farnsfield
Gedling
Hucknall
Huthwaite
Loughborough
Mansfield
Mansfield Woodhouse
Newark
Newark and Sherwood
Newark-on-Trent
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
Notts
Nr Mansfield, Notts
Retford
Rushcliffe
Select
Southwell
Sutton-in-Ashfield
West Bridgford
Worksop
Outstanding Schools in Nottinghamshire
Schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted
Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire· NG13 9AW
197 pupils
KS2: 83% met expected standard
Trust: ASPIRE MULTI - ACADEMY TRUST
Carlton Digby School
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire· NG3 6DS
95 pupils
KS2: 0% met expected standard
Chetwynd Spencer Academy
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire· NG9 6FW
417 pupils
KS2: 85% met expected standard
Trust: THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
Cotgrave Candleby Lane School
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire· NG12 3JG
530 pupils
KS2: 77% met expected standard
Trust: FLYING HIGH TRUST
Hucknall Flying High Academy
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire· NG15 6WU
237 pupils
KS2: 88% met expected standard
Trust: FLYING HIGH TRUST
Lowdham CofE Primary School
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire· NG14 7BE
204 pupils
KS2: 79% met expected standard