Nethergate Academy
Swansdowne Drive, Clifton, Nottingham, NG11 8HX
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs T Ydlibi
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Greenwood Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Nottingham South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 104
- Pupils on roll
- 174
- URN
- 137915
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159152959
About this school
Nethergate Academy is a special academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 174 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Nethergate Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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 28 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -10.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -9.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | - | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 16 | 19 | 17 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 0.7 | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | -1.72 -2.41 to -1.02 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.1 | - |
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 Nethergate 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 | 0% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 166 |
| 2023/24 | 175 |
| 2024/25 | 172 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 60.42%
- English as an additional language
- 22.7%
- Overall absence
- 10.51%
- Persistent absence
- 28.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Easthorpe School1.3 miles
Special schools
-
CP Riverside School2.3 miles
Free Schools · Nottingham
-
Clayfield House2.6 miles
Other types · Nottingham
-
University of Nottingham2.7 miles
Universities · Nottingham
-
Stone Soup Academy3.4 miles
Free Schools · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
- Bestwood Village School Special schools
- Bracken Hill School Academies
- Brackenfield Special School Special schools
- Carlton Digby School Special schools
- Clayfield House Other types
- CP Riverside School Free Schools
- Crisp Vocational Provision Special schools
- Denewood Academy Academies
- Endeavour Academy Academies
- Foxwood Academy Academies
- Longdale Lodge Outdoor Learning Centre Special schools
- Nottingham HOPE Academy Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Nethergate Academy teach?
- Nethergate Academy teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Nethergate Academy?
- The headteacher of Nethergate Academy is Mrs T Ydlibi, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Nethergate Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Nethergate 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 many pupils are at Nethergate Academy?
- Nethergate Academy has 174 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is Nethergate Academy full?
- Nethergate Academy has capacity for 104 pupils and 174 on roll (167%), 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 Nethergate Academy a faith school?
- No. Nethergate Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Nethergate Academy part of an academy trust?
- Nethergate Academy is part of GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Nethergate Academy have?
- The schools register lists Nethergate Academy's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Nethergate Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Nethergate Academy's absence rate?
- Nethergate Academy's overall absence rate is 10.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Nethergate Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nethergate 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.