The Bulwell Academy

Academy sponsor ledSecondaryAges 11–18MixedSixth form

Hucknall Lane, Nottingham, NG6 8AQ

Headteacher · Mr Matt Irons

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 2 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils1,051Capacity 1,050

OfstedReport cardInspected 12 May 2026

TrustCreative Education Trust

Free school meals55.6%

Report card from the inspection on 12 May 2026.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026

For September 2027. Apply through Nottingham council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.

146 of the 147 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered181

Applications199

First choice147

First-choice offers146

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).