SCHOOL PROFILE

Nottingham University Samworth Academy: data, trends and context

Nottingham University Samworth Academy is a secondary school in Nottingham. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
135761
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Nottingham
Region
East Midlands
Trust
NOVA EDUCATION TRUST
Postcode
NG8 4HY
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
841
FSM eligible
52.2%
EAL / First language other than English
32.7%
SEND (total)
14.3%
SEN Support
12.1%
EHCP
2.1%
White British
46.4%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
86.6%
Overall absence
13.4%
Persistent absence
34.6%
Severe absence
9.0%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
NottinghamLocal authority91.1%8.9%5.1%
East MidlandsRegion91.5%8.5%3.2%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 24 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
56.5%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
18.1%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.98%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
40.5
English & maths grade 5+
35.2%
English & maths grade 4+
60.0%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

See Nottingham University Samworth Academy against 25 similar schools

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Nottingham University Samworth Academy is a secondary school in Nottingham. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.