Fernwood School is a secondary school located in Nottingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 19/04/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Goodwood Road, Nottingham

School Information

Address: Goodwood Road, Nottingham, NG8 2FT
Website: http://www.fernwoodschool.org.uk/
Telephone: 01159286326
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Nottingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Burke
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136724

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 19/04/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1020
Number of Pupils: 1127
Number of Boys: 597
Number of Girls: 530

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.27 Confidence interval 0.09 to 0.45
Of the 199 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 193 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:70%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:56%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:52.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.83
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Fernwood Primary School
Arleston Drive, Wollaton NG8 2FZ
178 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Firbeck Academy
Firbeck Road, Wollaton NG8 2FB
960 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Portland Spencer Academy
Westwick Road, Bilborough NG8 4HB
1,059 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Glenbrook Spencer Academy
Wigman Road, Bilborough NG8 4PD
1,866 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Melbury Primary School
Melbury Road, Bilborough NG8 4AU
1,934 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Fernwood School
Goodwood Road, Wollaton NG8 2FT
0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Nottingham University Samworth Academy
Bramhall Road, Bilborough NG8 4HY
1,303 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bluecoat Beechdale Academy
Harvey Road, Bilborough NG8 3GP
2,062 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bramcote College
Moor Lane, Bramcote NG9 3GA
2,286 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Bluecoat Wollaton Academy
Sutton Passeys Crescent, Wollaton Park NG8 1EA
2,298 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBilborough College
Bilborough Road, Bilborough NG8 4DQ
1,642 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Oak Field School
Wigman Road, Bilborough NG8 3HW
1,800 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Westbury Academy
Chingford Road, Bilborough NG8 3BT
2,162 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Foxwood Academy
Derby Road, Bramcote NG9 3GF
2,329 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Woodlands Academy
Beechdale Road, Aspley NG8 3EZ
2,463 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.