The Bulwell Academy, Nottingham

Overview

The Bulwell Academy is a state-funded school (academy sponsor led) in Nottingham, East Midlands, for pupils aged 11–18. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Academy sponsor led
Establishment group: Academies
Phase of education: Secondary
Age range: Ages 11–18
Gender of entry: Mixed
Boarding: No boarders
Sixth form: Yes
School capacity: 1,050
Pupils on roll: 1,051
URN: 145952

Admissions

Local authority: Nottingham
Academy trust or group: CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST

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School places

DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)

Capacity at survey date: 1,050
Pupils on roll: 1,049
Unfilled places at survey date: 1

A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data

Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

2026/27 admissions · Year 7

First preferences: 147
Total preferences: 199
Offers made: 181

First preferences compared with offers

0.81 first preferences per offer

147 first preferences and 181 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions year	First preferences	Total preferences	Offers made
2026/27	147	199	181
2025/26	132	179	196
2024/25	148	214	205
2023/24	203	299	238
2022/23	260	377	239

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

Secondary

2024/25 results

Attainment 8 score
School
36.1
England
47.1
Pupils included: 188
Grade 5 or above in English & maths
School
29.3%
England
46.5%
Pupils included: 188
Grade 4 or above in English & maths
School
46.8%
England
66.4%
Pupils included: 188
Entering the EBacc
School
12.2%
England
41.5%
Pupils included: 188

Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 12 May 2026 · Published 23 June 2026

Renewed education inspection framework

Safeguarding standards: Met
Inclusion: Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
Achievement: Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
Early years (where applicable): Not applicable
Post-16 provision (where applicable): Not applicable
Leadership and governance: Expected standard

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Previous inspection information

Ofsted inspection
Inspected 19 March 2024 · Published 7 May 2024
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
Safeguarding was effective: Yes
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Ofsted changed how it inspects and reports on schools in November 2025. Judgements from the previous and current frameworks use different systems and should not be directly compared.

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address: Hucknall Lane, Nottingham, NG6 8AQ
Local authority: Nottingham
Area: Schools in Nottingham

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