Nower Hill High School

Comprehensive

National rank

262

250

Rank last year

61.2%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

36.7%

GCSE

GCSE

9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher Jo Skelhorne
Attendance 94.9%
Gender of entry Mixed
Send pupils* 16.4% *Special educational needs and disabilities
Total pupils 2,000
Pupils on free school meals 19.1%
Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE
Our methodology
Results

A-level 2025 rank: 268=

Grade

%

A*

9.2

A

23.2

B

28.8

A*/A

32.3

A*-B

61.2

GCSE 2025 rank: 257

Grade

%

9/8

22.5

7

14.2

9/8/7

36.7

What the school inspection says

“Pupils are ambitious and confident. They enjoy studying a wide range of subjects. For example, pupils study Latin, Oracy and philosophy, religion and ethics from Year 7. The school has set high academic expectations for what all pupils can achieve. This includes for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils thrive here, are kept safe and achieve highly across the curriculum. … The curriculum extends well beyond the academic to one which encourages wider personal achievement. There are an exceptionally wide range of extra-curricular activities available. These include astronomy, African drumming, textiles and lots of sports clubs.”
Inspection
2023
*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

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