Denewood Academy
Denewood Academy, 113 Forest Road West, Nottingham, NG7 4ES
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RALEIGH EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Elizabeth Browne
- Sponsor
- Raleigh Education Trust
- Constituency
- Nottingham East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 117
- Pupils on roll
- 45
- URN
- 144022
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159151271
About this school
Denewood Academy is a special academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 7 to 16 and has 45 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Trends over time
How Denewood 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 95 |
| 2023/24 | 96 |
| 2024/25 | 110 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report14 May 2025
- 12 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 85.45%
- English as an additional language
- 7.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Unity Academy0.0 miles
Academies · Nottingham
-
Fig Tree Primary School0.2 miles
Independent schools · Nottingham
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Nottingham High School0.3 miles
Independent schools · Nottingham
-
Take 1 Learning Centre0.4 miles
Independent schools
-
Nottingham Girls' High School GDST0.4 miles
Independent schools
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
- Endeavour Academy Academies
- Foxwood Academy Academies
- Longdale Lodge Outdoor Learning Centre Special schools
- Nethergate Academy Academies
- Nottingham HOPE Academy Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Denewood Academy teach?
- Denewood Academy teaches children aged 7 to 16. It is a special school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Denewood Academy?
- The headteacher of Denewood Academy is Ms Elizabeth Browne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Denewood Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Denewood 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 big is Denewood Academy?
- Denewood Academy has 45 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 16.
- Is Denewood Academy full?
- Denewood Academy has capacity for 117 pupils and 45 on roll (38%), 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 Denewood Academy a faith school?
- No. Denewood Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Denewood Academy?
- Denewood Academy is part of RALEIGH EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Denewood Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Denewood Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.