Hall Park Academy
Mansfield Road, Eastwood, Nottingham, NG16 3EA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr David Crossley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Redhill Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Broxtowe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,100
- Pupils on roll
- 867
- URN
- 140992
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773786212
About this school
Hall Park Academy is a secondary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 867 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hall Park 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
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 | 168 | 153 | 155 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.0 | 41.3 | 43.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.36 -0.58 to -0.15 | -0.73 -0.96 to -0.51 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% | 35.9% | 34.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 54.2% | 53.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 66% | 56.2% | 41.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
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 Hall Park 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 | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43 | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.3 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 934 |
| 2023/24 | 887 |
| 2024/25 | 878 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hall Park Academy compares
Hall Park Academy ranked 31st of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43 | 7.5% | 33.7% | 867 | — |
| Aldercar High School | 33.9 | 10.4% | 43% | 648 | 1.3 miles |
| Heanor Gate Spencer Academy | 49.6 | 6% | 32.7% | 1,493 | 2.5 miles |
| The Kimberley School | 51 | 7.1% | 20.6% | 1,393 | 2.9 miles |
| Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy | 40.5 | 8.9% | 46.5% | 984 | 3.3 miles |
| Selston High School | 38.8 | 11% | 30.6% | 862 | 3.6 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)
- 33.72%
- English as an additional language
- 6.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.49%
- Persistent absence
- 21.58%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Aldercar High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
Heanor Gate Spencer Academy2.5 miles
Secondary · Heanor
-
The Kimberley School2.9 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy3.3 miles
Secondary · Ilkeston
-
Selston High School3.6 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Hall Park Academy ranks 27th 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 ages does Hall Park Academy teach?
- Hall Park Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Hall Park Academy?
- The headteacher of Hall Park Academy is Mr David Crossley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hall Park Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hall Park 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 Hall Park Academy?
- Hall Park Academy has 867 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Hall Park Academy full?
- Hall Park Academy has capacity for 1,100 pupils and 867 on roll (79%), 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 Hall Park Academy a faith school?
- No. Hall Park Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Hall Park Academy a selective school?
- No. Hall Park Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Hall Park Academy part of an academy trust?
- Hall Park Academy is part of REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hall Park Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43 in 2022/23 and 43 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hall Park Academy compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- Hall Park Academy ranked 31st of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hall Park Academy's absence rate?
- Hall Park Academy's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hall Park Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hall Park 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.