The Nottingham Emmanuel School
Gresham Park Road, West Bridgford, NG2 7YF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Sandra Stapleton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Southwell
- Sponsor
- Archway Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Rushcliffe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,150
- Pupils on roll
- 1,108
- URN
- 139765
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159775380
About this school
The Nottingham Emmanuel School is a Church of England secondary academy in West Bridgford. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,108 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
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
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 198 | 200 | 191 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.7 | 42.1 | 44.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.32 -0.52 to -0.12 | -0.32 -0.52 to -0.12 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% | 30.5% | 38.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 55.5% | 59.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 19% | 25.5% | 15.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
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 The Nottingham Emmanuel 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 | 43.7 | 38.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.1 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.2 | 38.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,144 |
| 2023/24 | 1,152 |
| 2024/25 | 1,132 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Nottingham Emmanuel School compares
The Nottingham Emmanuel School ranked 8th of 18 secondary schools in Nottingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.2 | 7.6% | 48.4% | 1,108 | — |
| The Becket School | 57.3 | 5.8% | 18.9% | 1,157 | 0.4 miles |
| The West Bridgford School | 62.9 | 4.5% | 6.4% | 1,809 | 1.1 miles |
| Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology | 51.1 | 6.3% | 41.2% | 928 | 1.3 miles |
| Rushcliffe Spencer Academy | 58.1 | 7.5% | 11.3% | 2,039 | 1.7 miles |
| Farnborough Spencer Academy | 38.9 | 11.1% | 43.6% | 1,005 | 1.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.37%
- English as an additional language
- 25.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.62%
- Persistent absence
- 22.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Becket School0.4 miles
Secondary · West Bridgford
-
The West Bridgford School1.1 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology1.3 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
Farnborough Spencer Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
Other schools in West Bridgford
- The Becket School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Nottingham Emmanuel School teach?
- The Nottingham Emmanuel School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in West Bridgford.
- Who is the principal of The Nottingham Emmanuel School?
- The principal of The Nottingham Emmanuel School is Mrs Sandra Stapleton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Nottingham Emmanuel School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Nottingham Emmanuel 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 The Nottingham Emmanuel School?
- The Nottingham Emmanuel School has 1,108 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is The Nottingham Emmanuel School full?
- The Nottingham Emmanuel School has capacity for 1,150 pupils and 1,108 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Nottingham Emmanuel School a faith school?
- Yes. The Nottingham Emmanuel School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Southwell.
- Is The Nottingham Emmanuel School a selective school?
- No. The Nottingham Emmanuel School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Nottingham Emmanuel School?
- The Nottingham Emmanuel School is part of ARCHWAY LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Nottingham Emmanuel School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.7 in 2022/23 and 44.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Nottingham Emmanuel School rank locally?
- The Nottingham Emmanuel School ranked 8th of 18 secondary schools in Nottingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Nottingham Emmanuel School's absence rate?
- The Nottingham Emmanuel School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Nottingham Emmanuel School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Nottingham Emmanuel 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 1 July 2026.