Nottingham High School
Waverley Mount, Nottingham, NG7 4ED
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headmaster
- Mr Andrew Holman
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Nottingham East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,280
- Pupils on roll
- 1,178
- URN
- 122915
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159786056
About this school
Nottingham High School is an independent school in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 1,178 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Nottingham High School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Nottingham High School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1913, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 117 | 115 | 107 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.9 | 50.6 | 49.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
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 Nottingham High 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 | Nottingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49.9 | 38.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.6 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.9 | 38.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,166 |
| 2023/24 | 1,178 |
| 2024/25 | 1,186 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 241
Location
Nearby schools
-
Nottingham Girls' High School GDST0.1 miles
Independent schools
-
Denewood Academy0.3 miles
Academies · Nottingham
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Unity Academy0.3 miles
Academies · Nottingham
-
Fig Tree Primary School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Nottingham
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Take 1 Learning Centre0.4 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Nottingham
- Colston Bassett School Limited Independent schools
- Fig Tree Primary School Independent schools
- FUEL Independent schools
- Green Crescent School Independent schools
- Hollygirt School Independent schools
- Jamia Al-Hudaa Residential College Independent schools
- Plumtree School Independent schools
- Salterford House School Independent schools
- St Joseph's School Independent schools
- Trent College Independent schools
- Pinxton Nursery School Nursery
- The Nottingham Nursery School and Training Centre Nursery
Common questions
- What ages does Nottingham High School teach?
- Nottingham High School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is an independent school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headmaster of Nottingham High School?
- The headmaster of Nottingham High School is Mr Andrew Holman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Nottingham High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Nottingham High School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Nottingham High School?
- Nottingham High School has 1,178 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Nottingham High School full?
- Nottingham High School has capacity for 1,280 pupils and 1,178 on roll (92%), so it has space against 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 Nottingham High School a faith school?
- No. Nottingham High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Nottingham High School a selective school?
- Yes. Nottingham High School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Nottingham High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.9 in 2022/23 and 49.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Nottingham High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nottingham High 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 24 July 2026.