SCHOOL PROFILE

The Bulwell Academy: data, trends and context

The Bulwell 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
145952
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Nottingham
Region
East Midlands
Trust
CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST
Postcode
NG6 8AQ
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,051
FSM eligible
55.6%
EAL / First language other than English
13.7%
SEND (total)
21.6%
SEN Support
20.2%
EHCP
1.4%
White British
63.7%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
89.0%
Overall absence
11.0%
Persistent absence
33.2%
Severe absence
6.3%

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
37.5%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
13.8%
Permanent exclusion rate
1.6%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
36.1
English & maths grade 5+
29.3%
English & maths grade 4+
46.8%

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 The Bulwell Academy against 25 similar schools

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The Bulwell 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.