About the school
Nottingham High School is a day school for pupils aged between 11 and 18 years. Founded in 1513 to
educate male pupils, the school became co-educational in 2015 when female pupils were admitted
for the first time. The school is a registered charity and a limited company by guarantee, sharing a
board of governors with Nottingham High Infant and Junior School.
The school comprises two sections: senior school, for pupils aged 11 to 16 years, and sixth form, for
pupils aged 16 to 18 years.
Since the previous inspection, the school has appointed a new assistant head for teaching and learning
and integrated female pupils into all years of the school.
What the school seeks to do
The school aims to ensure that each pupil builds intellectual curiosity, independence, confidence and
emotional resilience, striving for the highest personal standards through challenge and opportunity.
About the pupils
The pupils come from a range of professional and business backgrounds, with a majority from white
British families alongside a number from other ethnic groups. Nationally standardised test data
provided by the school indicate that the ability of the pupils is above average. The school has identified
92 pupils as having special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), which include dyslexia and
dyspraxia, 44 of whom receive additional specialist help. No pupils in the school have an education,
health and care plan. English is an additional language for 61 pupils, whose needs are supported by
their classroom teachers. The school modifies the curriculum for pupils identified as being the most
able in the school's population, and for other pupils because of their special talent in sport and music.
By championing the individual and encouraging intellectual curiosity, we ensure that all pupils not only achieve outstanding examination results but leave the School as well-rounded, confident young people, ready to play their part in tomorrow’s society. I very much hope that I will have the pleasure of welcoming you and your family to the School, as we believe that a visit is the best way to discover what it is really like.
