Aldercar High School
Daltons Close, Nottingham, NG16 4HL
648 pupils · 86% of 750 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 43.7%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Post-16 | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 21 April 2026, published 7 June 2026. 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 | 33.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 22.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 44.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 2% |
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 — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 102 | 100 | 177 | 101 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 93 | 92 | 177 | 93 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 113 | 108 | 202 | 110 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 107 | 105 | 226 | 107 |
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
- Hall Park Academy 2.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Heanor Gate Spencer Academy 2.5 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- The Ripley Academy 4 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Selston High School 5.7 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- John Flamsteed Community School 5.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy 6.2 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.