Bramcote College
Moor Lane, Bramcote, Nottingham, NG9 3GA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE WHITE HILLS PARK TRUST LTD
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Heidi Gale
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The White Hills Park Trust (WHP)
- Constituency
- Broxtowe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 816
- URN
- 138837
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159168900
About this school
Bramcote College is a secondary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 816 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 120 | 132 | 125 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.8 | 47.9 | 51.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.03 -0.25 to +0.31 | 0.00 -0.26 to +0.26 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53% | 49.2% | 59.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 66.7% | 82.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 21% | 23.5% | 18.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
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 Bramcote College 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 | 48.8 | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.9 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.3 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 731 |
| 2023/24 | 785 |
| 2024/25 | 804 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bramcote College compares
Bramcote College ranked 11th of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 79% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51.3 | 6.8% | 25.9% | 816 | — |
| Alderman White School | 53.6 | 6.4% | 24.8% | 768 | 0.9 miles |
| Fernwood School | 53.8 | 6.5% | 20% | 1,543 | 1.3 miles |
| George Spencer Academy | 51.7 | 8% | 18.2% | 1,580 | 1.4 miles |
| Nottingham University Samworth Academy | 40.5 | 13.4% | 53.7% | 841 | 1.8 miles |
| Chilwell School | 50.2 | 8.3% | 19.8% | 1,078 | 2.1 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)
- 25.85%
- English as an additional language
- 16.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.83%
- Persistent absence
- 14.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alderman White School0.9 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
Fernwood School1.3 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
George Spencer Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
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Nottingham University Samworth Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
Chilwell School2.1 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Bramcote College ranks 11th 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
- Carlton Academy Secondary
- Chilwell School Secondary
- Christ The King Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Colonel Frank Seely Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bramcote College teach?
- Bramcote College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Bramcote College?
- The executive headteacher of Bramcote College is Mrs Heidi Gale, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bramcote College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bramcote College, 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 Bramcote College?
- Bramcote College has 816 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Bramcote College full?
- Bramcote College has capacity for 600 pupils and 816 on roll (136%), 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 Bramcote College a faith school?
- No. Bramcote College has no designated religious character.
- Is Bramcote College a selective school?
- No. Bramcote College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Bramcote College?
- Bramcote College is part of THE WHITE HILLS PARK TRUST LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bramcote College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.8 in 2022/23 and 51.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bramcote College rank locally?
- Bramcote College ranked 11th of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 79% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bramcote College's absence rate?
- Bramcote College's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bramcote College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bramcote College'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.