Colonel Frank Seely Academy
Flatts Lane, Calverton, Nottingham, NG14 6JZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr J Gale
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Redhill Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Sherwood Forest
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,091
- Pupils on roll
- 895
- URN
- 144182
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159652495
About this school
Colonel Frank Seely Academy is a secondary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 895 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 | 127 | 153 | 123 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.0 | 46.0 | 47.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.02 -0.23 to +0.27 | +0.14 -0.09 to +0.37 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% | 43.1% | 44.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 61.4% | 69.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 48% | 53.6% | 56.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
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 Colonel Frank Seely 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 | 45 | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.9 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 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 | 785 |
| 2023/24 | 828 |
| 2024/25 | 859 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Colonel Frank Seely Academy compares
Colonel Frank Seely Academy ranked 19th of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 69% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.9 | 7.6% | 23.9% | 895 | — |
| Redhill Academy | 50.6 | 8.2% | 24.9% | 1,582 | 2.9 miles |
| Christ The King Voluntary Academy | 48.9 | 7.9% | 26.3% | 857 | 3.0 miles |
| Arnold Hill Spencer Academy | 49.8 | 9.4% | 19.6% | 1,552 | 3.3 miles |
| The Oakwood Academy | 41.3 | 12% | 40.4% | 737 | 3.5 miles |
| Park Vale Academy | 42.8 | 11.2% | 44.4% | 880 | 4.3 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)
- 23.87%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.59%
- Persistent absence
- 21.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Redhill Academy2.9 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
Christ The King Voluntary Academy3.0 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy3.3 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
The Oakwood Academy3.5 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
Park Vale Academy4.3 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Colonel Frank Seely Academy ranks 21st 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 year groups does Colonel Frank Seely Academy teach?
- Colonel Frank Seely Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Colonel Frank Seely Academy?
- The headteacher of Colonel Frank Seely Academy is Mr J Gale, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Colonel Frank Seely Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Colonel Frank Seely 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 Colonel Frank Seely Academy?
- Colonel Frank Seely Academy has 895 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Colonel Frank Seely Academy full?
- Colonel Frank Seely Academy has capacity for 1,091 pupils and 895 on roll (82%), 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 Colonel Frank Seely Academy a faith school?
- No. Colonel Frank Seely Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Colonel Frank Seely Academy a selective school?
- No. Colonel Frank Seely Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Colonel Frank Seely Academy?
- Colonel Frank Seely 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 Colonel Frank Seely Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45 in 2022/23 and 47.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Colonel Frank Seely Academy rank locally?
- Colonel Frank Seely Academy ranked 19th of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 69% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Colonel Frank Seely Academy's absence rate?
- Colonel Frank Seely Academy's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Colonel Frank Seely Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Colonel Frank Seely 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 10 July 2026.