Djanogly City Academy
Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham Road, Nottingham, NG7 6ND
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TAPESTRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Principal
- Mr Andrew Smith
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Djanogly Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Nottingham East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 1,270
- URN
- 134253
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159421300
About this school
Djanogly City Academy is a secondary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,270 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 153 | 193 | 231 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.9 | 40.5 | 38.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.14 -0.40 to +0.13 | -0.13 -0.35 to +0.10 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 36.3% | 30.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% | 57% | 47.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 27% | 38.3% | 27.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
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 Djanogly City Academy 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 | 39.9 | 38.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.5 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38 | 38.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,106 |
| 2023/24 | 1,192 |
| 2024/25 | 1,246 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Djanogly City Academy compares
Djanogly City Academy ranked 15th of 18 secondary schools in Nottingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38 | 10.3% | 49.1% | 1,270 | — |
| Bluecoat Trent Academy | — | 9.4% | 51.1% | 1,132 | 0.4 miles |
| Nottingham Free School | 51.5 | 5.6% | 27.7% | 699 | 0.9 miles |
| Bluecoat Aspley Academy | 48.6 | 7.2% | 42.7% | 1,344 | 1.2 miles |
| Ellis Guilford School | 37.1 | 10% | 47.6% | 1,171 | 1.4 miles |
| Nottingham Girls' Academy | 47.7 | 5.4% | 40.1% | 931 | 1.5 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)
- 49.05%
- English as an additional language
- 77.2%
- Overall absence
- 10.3%
- Persistent absence
- 30.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bluecoat Trent Academy0.4 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
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Nottingham Free School0.9 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
Bluecoat Aspley Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
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Ellis Guilford School1.4 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
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Nottingham Girls' Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Djanogly City Academy ranks 36th 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
- Chilwell School Secondary
- Christ The King Voluntary Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Djanogly City Academy teach?
- Djanogly City Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the principal of Djanogly City Academy?
- The principal of Djanogly City Academy is Mr Andrew Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Djanogly City Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Djanogly City Academy, 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 Djanogly City Academy?
- Djanogly City Academy has 1,270 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Djanogly City Academy full?
- Djanogly City Academy has capacity for 750 pupils and 1,270 on roll (169%), 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 Djanogly City Academy a faith school?
- No. Djanogly City Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Djanogly City Academy a selective school?
- No. Djanogly City Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Djanogly City Academy?
- Djanogly City Academy is part of TAPESTRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Djanogly City Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.9 in 2022/23 and 38 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Djanogly City Academy rank locally?
- Djanogly City Academy ranked 15th of 18 secondary schools in Nottingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Djanogly City Academy's absence rate?
- Djanogly City Academy's overall absence rate is 10.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Djanogly City Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Djanogly City Academy'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 1 July 2026.