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Djanogly City Academy

Secondary · Nottingham · NG7 6ND

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 3 December 2024

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At a glance

1,270 pupils · 169% of 750 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
11–19
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
46.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
77.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.djanogly.notts.sch.uk
URN
134253

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 150 families named it first for 238 Year 7 places, 0.63 first choices per place. At its inspection on 3 December 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 9.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.63 first-choice applications per place

238 places offered · 150 first-choice applications · usually has places

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

GCSE results (2024/2025)

231 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
38
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
47.2%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
30.3%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3.4
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C-
26.9
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school38
Median of its 12 closest peers44.4
Nottingham average44.2
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Moat Community CollegeLeicester · 23 miles awayGood44.6
Greatfields SchoolBarking · 112 miles awayGood (2019)45.6
Leeds City AcademyLeeds · 61 miles awayGood (2019)38.3
Brentside High SchoolLondon · 105 miles awayGood44.1
E-ACT Crest AcademyLondon · 105 miles awayExpected standard39.9
Kingsford Community SchoolLondon · 113 miles awayGood50.1
Villiers High SchoolSouthall · 106 miles awayOutstanding (2019)46.3
Saint Claudine's Catholic School for GirlsLondon · 106 miles awayGood44.7
Broadway AcademyBirmingham · 44 miles awayGood42.7
Norbury High School for GirlsThornton Heath · 116 miles awayExpected standard46.4
The Stockwood Park AcademyLuton · 82 miles awayGood35.9
Holte SchoolBirmingham · 45 miles awayGood39.4

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Pakistani 26% (Nottingham 13%, England 5%) · Black African 13% (Nottingham 12%, England 5%) · White British 12% (Nottingham 34%, England 59%) · Any other White background 8% (Nottingham 7%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 8% (Nottingham 4%, England 3%) · White Gypsy/Roma 7% (Nottingham 1%, England 0%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 5% (Nottingham 6%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 4% (Nottingham 4%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Nottingham 4%, England 3%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Nottingham 4%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 2% (Nottingham 1%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 2% (Nottingham 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Nottingham 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Nottingham 2%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 2% (Nottingham 2%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Nottingham 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Nottingham 2%, England 2%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
9.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
25.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

42.94 suspensions per 100 pupils and 4 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Nottingham: 29.70 suspensions and 0.61 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
14.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

85% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school · 10% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

77.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 8.2 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £49,052; 9.9% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£8,181
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (6%) · supplies and services 9% (11%) · educational supplies 6% (6%) · bought-in professional services 0% (1%) · catering 4% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£872,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
85%
Continuing in education
83%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
2%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
27%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
36%
Any sustained destination
64%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher27.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications27.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work15%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways30.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health41.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier46.7%62.3%
Social housing9.5%17.1%
Privately rented43.8%20.5%
Detached houses11.4%22.9%
Flats13%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms31.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van34.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01013847 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£155,000366 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£130,000–£199,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (17)£360,000
Semi-detached (67)£220,000
Terraced (205)£150,000
Flat (77)£126,500

Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
11an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
11an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
96an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
19an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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