How many schools are in Nottinghamshire?

OfferDay lists 371 schools in Nottinghamshire, including 286 primary schools and 43 secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Nottinghamshire?

Every school in Nottinghamshire is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Nottinghamshire?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Nottinghamshire does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

How many towns are in the Nottinghamshire local authority?

OfferDay groups the Nottinghamshire schools across 23 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Nottinghamshire local authority

Nottinghamshire has 371 schools listed on OfferDay across 23 towns.

286 primary schools · 1 middle school · 43 secondary schools · 1 all-through school · 1 sixth form or college · 29 special and alternative provision schools · 6 independent schools · 4 other establishments

About schools in Nottinghamshire

Most of the 371 schools listed in Nottinghamshire are primary schools. Its 43 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Nottinghamshire keeps a three-tier system, so one middle school sits between the primary and secondary stages.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 64%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 234 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 46.4; average Attainment 8 score, across the 52 schools with published results

Top schools in Nottinghamshire

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 The Minster School 100%
2 Bunny CofE Primary School 100%
3 Forest Glade Primary School 93%
4 Abbey Gates Primary School 90%
5 Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School 89%
6 Hucknall Flying High Academy 88%
7 Wood's Foundation CofE Primary School 87%
8 Wynndale Primary School 87%

Secondary

1 The West Bridgford School 62.9
2 Rushcliffe Spencer Academy 58.1
3 The Becket School 57.3
4 Toot Hill School 55.9
5 Carlton le Willows Academy 55.1
6 Alderman White School 53.6
7 The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form 53.5
8 South Nottinghamshire Academy 51.7

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Nottinghamshire.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Kneesall CofE Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11
Easthorpe School
Other independent special school · Ages 7 to 18
Progression 2 Work
Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 16
Venture Learning
Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 16
Wings School Notts
Other independent special school · Ages 9 to 17
Wellow House School
Other independent school · Ages 2 to 16

Common questions about schools in Nottinghamshire

How many schools are in Nottinghamshire?: OfferDay lists 371 schools in Nottinghamshire, including 286 primary schools and 43 secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Nottinghamshire?: Every school in Nottinghamshire is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
Which are the best schools in Nottinghamshire?: OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Nottinghamshire does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.
How many towns are in the Nottinghamshire local authority?: OfferDay groups the Nottinghamshire schools across 23 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.