Chilwell School
Queens Road, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 5AL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Sarah York
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Broxtowe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,020
- Pupils on roll
- 1,078
- URN
- 122854
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159252698
About this school
Chilwell School is a foundation secondary school in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,078 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 31 January 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 169 | 171 | 171 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.2 | 47.7 | 50.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.10 -0.34 to +0.13 | -0.28 -0.52 to -0.04 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 46.8% | 55% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 67.3% | 73.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 18% | 18.7% | 22.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Chilwell School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.2 | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.7 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.2 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,053 |
| 2023/24 | 1,069 |
| 2024/25 | 1,052 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chilwell School compares
Chilwell School ranked 16th of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 76% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.2 | 8.3% | 19.8% | 1,078 | — |
| Alderman White School | 53.6 | 6.4% | 24.8% | 768 | 1.2 miles |
| George Spencer Academy | 51.7 | 8% | 18.2% | 1,580 | 1.6 miles |
| Bramcote College | 51.3 | 6.8% | 25.9% | 816 | 2.1 miles |
| Wilsthorpe School | 50.5 | 7.1% | 30.3% | 1,236 | 2.5 miles |
| The Long Eaton School | 42.1 | 9.7% | 36.7% | 1,121 | 2.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.79%
- English as an additional language
- 29.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.25%
- Persistent absence
- 20.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alderman White School1.2 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
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George Spencer Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
Bramcote College2.1 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
Wilsthorpe School2.5 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
The Long Eaton School2.7 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Chilwell School ranks 16th of the 42 ranked secondary schools in Nottingham.
- Aldercar High School Secondary
- Alderman White School Secondary
- Arnold Hill Spencer Academy Secondary
- Ashfield Comprehensive School Secondary
- Bluecoat Aspley Academy Secondary
- Bluecoat Beechdale Academy Secondary
- Bluecoat Trent Academy Secondary
- Bluecoat Wollaton Academy Secondary
- Bramcote College Secondary
- Carlton Academy Secondary
- Christ The King Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Colonel Frank Seely Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Chilwell School teach?
- Chilwell School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Chilwell School?
- The headteacher of Chilwell School is Ms Sarah York, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chilwell School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chilwell School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Chilwell School?
- Chilwell School has 1,078 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Chilwell School full?
- Chilwell School has capacity for 1,020 pupils and 1,078 on roll (106%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chilwell School a faith school?
- No. Chilwell School has no designated religious character.
- Is Chilwell School a selective school?
- No. Chilwell School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Chilwell School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.2 in 2022/23 and 50.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chilwell School rank locally?
- Chilwell School ranked 16th of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 76% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chilwell School's absence rate?
- Chilwell School's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chilwell School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chilwell School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.