What year groups does FUEL teach?

FUEL teaches children aged 13 to 16. It is an independent school in Nottingham.

Who is the headteacher of FUEL?

The headteacher of FUEL is Ms Sarah Powell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.

Has FUEL been inspected?

Ofsted has not inspected FUEL under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.

FUEL has 30 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 16.

FUEL has capacity for 45 pupils and 30 on roll (67%), 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 FUEL a faith school?

No. FUEL has no designated religious character.

How have FUEL's results changed over recent years?

Its Attainment 8 score was 7.8 in 2022/23 and 2.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.

What are FUEL's exam results?

Where the Department for Education has published them, FUEL'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.

FUEL

Unit 7, Ellesmere Business Park, Nottingham, NG5 1DX

Phase: Independent schools
School type: Other independent school
Ages: 13 to 16
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None
Headteacher: Ms Sarah Powell
Constituency: Nottingham East
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Capacity: 45
Pupils on roll: 30
URN: 142930
Local authority: Nottingham
Website: School website
Telephone: 441159609139

About this school

FUEL is an independent school in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 13 to 16 and has 30 pupils on roll.

Ofsted has not yet inspected FUEL under its current framework. 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

FUEL has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in February 2017, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.

Exam results

Key stage 4 (GCSEs)

Measure	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25
Pupils at the end of key stage 4	14	21	36
Attainment 8 score	7.8	6.8	2.6
Progress 8 score	-	-	-
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	0%	0%	0%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	0%	4.8%	0%
Entered the English Baccalaureate	0%	0%	0%
English Baccalaureate average point score	0.4	0.4	0.2

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 FUEL has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.

Key stage 4: Attainment 8

Year	This school	Nottingham average	England average
2022/23	7.8	38.5	39.8
2023/24	6.8	38	39.5
2024/25	2.6	38.1	39

Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.

Pupils on roll

Year	This school
2022/23	29
2023/24	31
2024/25	32

School census, spring count each academic year.

School context

From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.

Free school meals (last 6 years): 0%
Pupils with an EHC plan: 0
Pupils on SEN support: 18

Location

Nearby schools

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0.6 miles
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1.0 miles
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Independent schools · Nottingham

1.1 miles

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Common questions

What year groups does FUEL teach?: FUEL teaches children aged 13 to 16. It is an independent school in Nottingham.
Who is the headteacher of FUEL?: The headteacher of FUEL is Ms Sarah Powell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
Has FUEL been inspected?: Ofsted has not inspected FUEL under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
How big is FUEL?: FUEL has 30 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 16.
Is FUEL full?: FUEL has capacity for 45 pupils and 30 on roll (67%), 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 FUEL a faith school?: No. FUEL has no designated religious character.
How have FUEL's results changed over recent years?: Its Attainment 8 score was 7.8 in 2022/23 and 2.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
What are FUEL's exam results?: Where the Department for Education has published them, FUEL'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 24 July 2026.