Selston High School
Chapel Road, Nottingham, NG16 6BW
862 pupils · 96% of 900 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE TWO COUNTIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Free school meals
- 31.7%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 24 April 2025, published 8 June 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 38.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 33.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 56.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 16.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 151 | 144 | 282 | 150 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 167 | 148 | 301 | 167 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 175 | 152 | 304 | 175 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 178 | 168 | 305 | 178 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 179 | 187 | 309 | 179 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 181 | 167 | 248 | 176 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 180 | 166 | 257 | 180 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 149 | 151 | 211 | 146 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Frederick Gent School 3.5 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2025)
- Ashfield Comprehensive School 4.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Outwood Academy Kirkby 5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- David Nieper Academy 5.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Aldercar High School 5.7 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Hall Park Academy 5.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.