Brookvale Academy

Academy · All-through, ages 7 to 16 · Mixed

Part of RALEIGH EDUCATION TRUST

113 Forest Road West, Radford, Nottingham, NG7 4ES

0115 915 1271 · School website · Map and directions

OfstedGoodInspected 12 February 2020; confirmed 2025
Pupils45Room for 117 Pupil numbers in January of each year: 68 in 2019, 78 in 2021, 84 in 2022, 95 in 2023, 96 in 2024, 110 in 2025, 45 in 2026. Across England, secondary state school pupil numbers were up 10% from 2019 to 2025.
Free school meals91%of pupils eligible now

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted rated this school Good at the inspection that started on 12 February 2020.

This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.

AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
SafeguardingEffective

Since then, a shorter ungraded inspection on 14 May 2025: Ofsted found the school had maintained its standards.

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Results

No test or exam results have been published for this school yet.

Admissions

Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in a different council area. This school is in Nottingham. The national closing date for secondary applications is 31 October, and offers are sent on 1 March.

Admissions dates and schools in Nottingham

Pupils, staff and SEND

PupilsThis schoolNottinghamEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years 85.5% 43.7%* 28.9%
With an education, health and care plan 7.3% 1.4%* 3.1%
Receiving special educational needs support 80.9% 14.7%* 13.4%
English as an additional language 7.3% 34.1%* 19.2%
Pupils per teacher 7.7 17.0 16.7
Pupils per adult (teachers and support staff) 3.0 10.7 11.8
Teachers who left during the year 16.7% 15.7%* 14.2%*

Comparisons are with secondary schools. Scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) figures. For absence and suspensions lower is better, so their scales run green to red; blue scales describe the school's pupils and staff and aren't good or bad. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25; DfE school workforce census 2025/26; DfE teacher turnover 2024/25.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.

Questions parents ask

What is Brookvale Academy's Ofsted rating?

Brookvale Academy was rated Good by Ofsted at its inspection in 12 February 2020. At a shorter ungraded inspection in 14 May 2025, Ofsted found the school had maintained its standards.

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Page updated 26 September 2026.