- What did Ofsted judge Nottingham Free School's overall effectiveness to be?
- Ofsted judged Nottingham Free School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in June 2017 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in November 2022 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
- How many pupils attend Nottingham Free School?
- Nottingham Free School has 699 pupils on roll.
- What ages does Nottingham Free School take?
- Nottingham Free School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
- Where is Nottingham Free School located?
- Nottingham Free School is located in Nottingham, NG5 1EB, Nottingham.
- How do I apply to Nottingham Free School?
- Nottingham Free School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
- How are Year 7 places decided at Nottingham Free School?
- When Nottingham Free School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989); 2. Children whose parent is an employee of Nottingham Free School and has been employed for two or more years at the time at which the application for submission to the school is made, or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage; 3. Priority will next be given to children who live in the catchment area and who, at the time of admission, will have a sibling attending the school. Siblings include step siblings, foster siblings, adopted siblings and other children living permanently at the same address. Priority will not be given to children with siblings who are former pupils of the school, and 5 further criteria. The school offers 120 places at this entry point.
- What is the largest ethnic background at Nottingham Free School?
- According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 43.5% of pupils at Nottingham Free School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.