Ellis Guilford School
Bar Lane, Basford, Nottingham, NG6 0HT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Gemma Johnson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Creative Education Trust
- Constituency
- Nottingham North and Kimberley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,350
- Pupils on roll
- 1,171
- URN
- 146539
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159131338
About this school
Ellis Guilford School is a secondary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,171 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
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
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 266 | 258 | 267 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.5 | 37.8 | 37.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.59 -0.77 to -0.41 | -0.43 -0.61 to -0.24 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 17% | 27.5% | 28.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 41% | 46.5% | 47.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 18% | 19% | 22.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
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 Ellis Guilford 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 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37.8 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.1 | 38.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,284 |
| 2023/24 | 1,277 |
| 2024/25 | 1,247 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ellis Guilford School compares
Ellis Guilford School ranked 16th of 18 secondary schools in Nottingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 31% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37.1 | 10% | 47.6% | 1,171 | — |
| Bluecoat Aspley Academy | 48.6 | 7.2% | 42.7% | 1,344 | 0.8 miles |
| Nottingham Girls' Academy | 47.7 | 5.4% | 40.1% | 931 | 1.0 miles |
| The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy | 55.3 | 5.4% | 21.6% | 1,182 | 1.1 miles |
| Nottingham Free School | 51.5 | 5.6% | 27.7% | 699 | 1.3 miles |
| Bluecoat Beechdale Academy | 34 | 13.3% | 67.9% | 887 | 1.3 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)
- 47.55%
- English as an additional language
- 34.5%
- Overall absence
- 9.98%
- Persistent absence
- 29.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bluecoat Aspley Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
Nottingham Girls' Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
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The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
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Nottingham Free School1.3 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
Bluecoat Beechdale Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Ellis Guilford School ranks 37th 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 Ellis Guilford School teach?
- Ellis Guilford School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Ellis Guilford School?
- The headteacher of Ellis Guilford School is Ms Gemma Johnson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ellis Guilford School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ellis Guilford 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 Ellis Guilford School?
- Ellis Guilford School has 1,171 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Ellis Guilford School full?
- Ellis Guilford School has capacity for 1,350 pupils and 1,171 on roll (87%), 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 Ellis Guilford School a faith school?
- No. Ellis Guilford School has no designated religious character.
- Is Ellis Guilford School a selective school?
- No. Ellis Guilford School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Ellis Guilford School?
- Ellis Guilford School is part of CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ellis Guilford School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.5 in 2022/23 and 37.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ellis Guilford School rank locally?
- Ellis Guilford School ranked 16th of 18 secondary schools in Nottingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 31% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ellis Guilford School's absence rate?
- Ellis Guilford School's overall absence rate is 10% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ellis Guilford School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ellis Guilford 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 10 July 2026.