The National CofE Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire County Council, teaching 1,129 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in April 2023. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 42.6 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 1 September 2025 to 24 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for The National CofE Academy.

Latest inspection
Good Overall effectiveness
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour & attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership & managementGood
Sixth formGood
S5 Inspection · Inspected 18 Apr 2023 · Published 14 Jun 2023
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for The National CofE Academy.

The National CofE Academy original calendar 2025–2026
Original calendar · source
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The National CofE Academy interactive calendar 2025–2026
Interactive calendar
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Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–30 Autumn Term Dates
  • 1 Administration Day (Students not in school)
  • 2 Professional Learning Day (Students not in school)
  • 26 Professional Learning Day (Students not in school)
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Autumn Term Dates
  • 20–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–30 Autumn Term Dates
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–19 Autumn Term Dates
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 25 Christmas Day
  • 26 Boxing Day
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday
  • 1 New Year’s Day
  • 5–31 Spring Term Dates
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 1–28 Spring Term Dates
  • 13 Professional Learning Day (Students not in school)
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–27 Spring Term Dates
  • 30–31 Easter Holiday
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–10 Easter Holiday
  • 3 Good Friday
  • 6 Easter Monday
  • 13–30 Summer Term Dates
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Summer Term Dates
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–30 Summer Term Dates
  • 19 Professional Learning Day (Students not in school)
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–24 Summer Term Dates
  • 27–31 Summer Holiday
  • 27 Professional Learning Day (Students not in school)
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Summer Holiday
  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday
September 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Summer Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Autumn Term Dates Sep 1, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 Term
  • Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 20, 2025 - Oct 31, 2025 Holiday
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term Dates Jan 5, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16, 2026 - Feb 20, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term Dates Apr 13, 2026 - Jul 24, 2026 Term
  • Summer Half Term Holiday May 25, 2026 - May 29, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Holiday Jul 27, 2026 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
  • Administration Day (Students not in school) Sep 1, 2025 Event
  • Professional Learning Day (Students not in school) Sep 2, 2025 Event
  • Professional Learning Day (Students not in school) Sep 26, 2025 Event
  • Professional Learning Day (Students not in school) Feb 13, 2026 Event
  • Professional Learning Day (Students not in school) Jun 19, 2026 Event
  • Professional Learning Day (Students not in school) Jul 27, 2026 Event
  • New Year’s Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
  • Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
  • Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
42.6 Attainment 8 England 46.1
38% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
33.25 A level average score England 35
17.9% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare The National CofE Academy with Nottinghamshire County Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 42.6 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Nottinghamshire County Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 42.6
Nottinghamshire County Council 46.8 England 46.1 -3.5 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 38%
Nottinghamshire County Council 46.9% England 45.4% -7.4 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 29.2
Nottinghamshire County Council 33.9 England 34.9 -5.7 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 17.3
Nottinghamshire County Council 16.9 England 15.5 +1.8 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 22.5%
Nottinghamshire County Council 23.6% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 200
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 33.25 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school Nottinghamshire County Council England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 33.25
Nottinghamshire County Council 34.65 England 35 -1.7 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 51
Attendance 17.9% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Nottinghamshire County Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 17.9%
Nottinghamshire County Council 16.6% England 17.8% in line with England
Overall absence · Lower is better 7.1%
Nottinghamshire County Council 6.5% England 6.8% +0.3 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 94% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Nottinghamshire County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 94%
Nottinghamshire County Council 92% England 92% +2 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 91%
Nottinghamshire County Council 82% England 83% +8 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 89% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school Nottinghamshire County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 89%
Nottinghamshire County Council 84% England 79% +10 vs England
Went to higher education 53%
Nottinghamshire County Council 40% England 37% +16 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for The National CofE Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to The National CofE Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.