GCSE results 2026

Nottinghamshire GCSE results 2026

Provisional 2025/26 results for 45 state secondary schools in Nottinghamshire, 9,120 pupils. Nottinghamshire ranks 65 of 151 councils for Attainment 8, which was unchanged on 2025.

Grade 5+ English & maths

48.3%

0.5 pts above England

Grade 7+ English & maths

13.8%

0.9 pts below England

Attainment 8

47.4

0.2 points below England

Council rank

65 / 151

By average Attainment 8

Nottinghamshire at a glance

Highest Attainment 8: The West Bridgford School (61.4).
Schools range from 32.3 to 61.4 on Attainment 8, a spread of 29.1 points, so the school you choose matters more than the council average.
Disadvantaged pupils averaged 35.6, 15.7 points behind their classmates (a wider gap than England’s 13.8). They did best at The West Bridgford School (45.5).
Most improved on 2025: Carlton Academy, up 5.1 points to 50.2.

Every Nottinghamshire secondary school, ranked

Ranked by Attainment 8 · 2025/26 provisional · E&M: English and maths

#	School	Pupils	Attainment 8	vs 2025	Grade 4+ E&M	Grade 5+ E&M	Grade 7+ E&M	Disadvantaged A8
1	The West Bridgford SchoolTop 10% three years running	268	61.4	−1.5	88.4%	77.2%	33.2%	45.5
2	Rushcliffe Spencer AcademyTop 10% three years running	295	58.3	+0.2	85.1%	74.2%	29.8%	35.2
3	Carlton le Willows Academy	284	56.5	+1.4	86.3%	76.1%	30.3%	45.5
4	The Minster SchoolChurch of England	240	55.5	−0.4	82.1%	62.9%	22.9%	37.8
5	Toot Hill SchoolTop 10% three years running	303	55.2	−0.7	86.5%	69.6%	22.4%	41.2
6	Alderman White School	151	53.2	−0.4	76.2%	63.6%	20.5%	35.9
7	South Nottinghamshire Academy	153	52.9	+1.2	75.2%	51.6%	24.2%	41.9
8	George Spencer Academy	272	52.6	+0.9	77.6%	59.9%	24.3%	38.3
9	The Becket SchoolRoman Catholic	177	52.3	−5.0	78.0%	55.9%	15.8%	36.2
10	All Saints' Catholic Voluntary AcademyRoman Catholic	191	51.5	−0.1	70.7%	52.4%	13.6%	42.4
11	The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form	168	51.3	−2.2	69.6%	54.8%	17.9%	33.8
12	Bramcote College	121	50.7	−0.6	66.9%	51.2%	16.5%	36.1
13	Chilwell School	178	50.3	+0.1	69.7%	57.9%	19.7%	33.9
14	Carlton Academy	225	50.2	+5.1	71.1%	53.3%	18.2%	40.8
15	The Kimberley School	233	49.6	−1.4	73.0%	51.1%	14.6%	37.2
16	East Leake Academy	189	49.5	−0.9	74.6%	50.3%	13.2%	40.0
17	Colonel Frank Seely Academy	130	49.2	+1.3	66.2%	45.4%	12.3%	35.8
18	Redhill Academy	230	49.1	−1.5	65.2%	45.7%	13.9%	37.5
19	The Newark Academy	200	49.1	+3.7	75.5%	53.0%	10.0%	39.5
20	Serlby Park Academy	96	48.7	+3.3	77.1%	58.3%	17.7%	39.6
21	Outwood Academy Valley	286	48.1	−2.3	73.4%	58.0%	12.9%	40.1
22	Arnold Hill Spencer Academy	263	47.8	−2.0	68.8%	52.9%	16.3%	36.1
23	Christ The King Voluntary AcademyRoman Catholic	153	46.8	−2.1	68.0%	41.8%	9.8%	37.7
24	Outwood Academy Portland	278	46.6	−1.3	71.6%	47.5%	10.8%	36.9
25	The Garibaldi School	165	46.1	+1.7	67.9%	49.1%	14.5%	38.5
26	The National CofE AcademyChurch of England	203	45.9	+3.3	64.5%	44.3%	8.9%	36.5
27	The Joseph Whitaker School	243	45.7	+2.5	67.9%	43.6%	10.3%	33.4
28	The Brunts Academy	265	45.4	−0.1	61.5%	40.4%	9.4%	34.6
29	Ashfield Comprehensive School	404	45.2	−2.6	61.6%	40.3%	9.9%	36.8
30	The Manor Academy	228	43.8	+4.0	66.2%	43.4%	9.2%	35.5
31	Tuxford Academy	242	43.7	−2.3	61.6%	35.5%	6.6%	36.9
32	The Suthers School	119	43.6	−2.8	68.9%	42.9%	7.6%	38.9
33	The Elizabethan Academy	196	42.9	+1.8	59.7%	46.4%	8.7%	35.6
34	Meden School	191	42.0	−2.0	53.4%	36.6%	7.3%	32.3
35	Retford Oaks Academy	187	40.8	+0.7	52.4%	35.8%	8.6%	32.7
36	Outwood Academy Kirkby	83	40.5	+4.4	53.0%	33.7%	1.2%	33.8
37	Magnus Church of England AcademyChurch of England	131	40.4	+4.7	53.4%	36.6%	5.3%	34.4
38	Hall Park Academy	158	40.3	−2.7	50.0%	30.4%	4.4%	33.5
39	Selston High School	170	40.1	+1.3	58.2%	35.9%	5.9%	32.0
40	Quarrydale Academy	225	39.3	+2.7	51.1%	26.7%	4.0%	31.2
41	Sutton Community Academy	139	39.1	+1.5	50.4%	31.7%	3.6%	33.6
42	The Holgate Academy	210	36.6	+2.3	47.1%	22.9%	3.3%	31.5
43	Samworth Church AcademyChurch of England	177	36.0	−1.1	39.5%	22.6%	4.5%	28.7
44	The Dukeries Academy	138	32.6	−2.2	35.5%	14.5%	1.4%	25.0
45	Queen Elizabeth's Academy	162	32.3	+0.1	39.5%	21.0%	2.5%	23.7
	England average		47.6		66.8%	47.8%	14.7%	37.7

Disadvantaged A8: Attainment 8 of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years or looked after; blank where the school has too few to publish. Small year groups move more from year to year.

Nottinghamshire against the rest of the East Midlands

Grade 5+ in English and maths, 2026

Rutland49.8%
Nottinghamshire48.3%
Leicestershire47.0%
West Northamptonshire46.5%
Leicester46.1%
Derbyshire45.1%
Lincolnshire43.1%
Nottingham42.5%
North Northamptonshire41.8%
Derby39.3%

Reading these figures

Attainment 8 is out of 90: a pupil’s grades in eight GCSE slots added up, with English and maths counted twice.
There is no Progress 8 this year (these pupils sat no KS2 SATs), so results partly reflect each school’s intake.
These are provisional figures; revised ones with re-marks follow in early 2027.
Source: Department for Education, Key stage 4 performance (school-level data). Council figures are our pupil-weighted calculation over state-funded mainstream schools; independent schools are not included.