Nottingham Free School is a co-educational free school which serves the areas of Sherwood, Carrington, Mapperley Park, Woodthorpe and Mapperley. The school is located in a former factory—the Courtaulds building—on Haydn Road and first opened in September 2014 with an intake of seventy-nine Year 7 students,[1][2] a number which has grown to over 600 pupils ranging from Year 7 to Year 13.
| Nottingham Free School | |
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Haydn Road , | |
| Coordinates | 52°58′47″N 1°09′35″W / 52.9796°N 1.1596°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Free School |
| Motto | Work Hard, Be Kind |
| Religious affiliation(s) | None |
| Established | 2014 |
| Closed | N/A |
| Local authority | Nottingham |
| Trust | Nova Education Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 141010 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Governors | Dr Sally Coulton |
| Executive Head | Mr Andy Seymour |
| Head Teacher | Dr Jo Simpson |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrolment | ~680 |
| Houses | Potter, Torvill, Clough and Hawksley |
| Colour(s) | Grey and pale blue |
| Website | www.nottinghamfreeschool.co.uk |
In August 2019, the first group of students to join the school received their GCSE results.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Thumbs-up after first day at Nottingham Free School". Nottingham Post. 2 September 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015.
- ^ "Nottingham's first free school opens in Sherwood". BBC News. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ Mitchell, Hannah (22 August 2019). "First year group to get GCSEs at the Nottingham Free School celebrate success". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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