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'''Nottingham Free School''' is a co-educational [[Free school (England)|''free school'']] which serves the areas of [[Sherwood, Nottingham|Sherwood]], Carrington, [[Mapperley Park]], [[Woodthorpe, Nottinghamshire|Woodthorpe]] and Mapperley. The school is located in a former factory —the [[Courtaulds]] building— on Haydn Road and first opened in September 2014 with an intake of seventy-nine Year 7 students,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/Thumbs-free-school/story-22862499-detail/story.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150216002149/http://www.nottinghampost.com/Thumbs-free-school/story-22862499-detail/story.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2015|title=Thumbs-up after first day at Nottingham Free School|date=2 September 2014|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2014-09-01|title=Nottingham's first free school opens in Sherwood|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-29010948|access-date=2021-02-04}}</ref> a number which has grown to nearly 600 pupils ranging from Year 7 to Year 13.
'''Nottingham Free School''' is a co-educational [[Free school (England)|''free school'']] which serves the areas of [[Sherwood, Nottingham|Sherwood]], Carrington, [[Mapperley Park]], [[Woodthorpe, Nottinghamshire|Woodthorpe]] and Mapperley. The school is located in a former factory—the [[Courtaulds]] building—on Haydn Road and first opened in September 2014 with an intake of seventy-nine Year 7 students,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/Thumbs-free-school/story-22862499-detail/story.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150216002149/http://www.nottinghampost.com/Thumbs-free-school/story-22862499-detail/story.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2015|title=Thumbs-up after first day at Nottingham Free School|date=2 September 2014|work=Nottingham Post}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2014-09-01|title=Nottingham's first free school opens in Sherwood|language=en-GB|agency=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-29010948|access-date=2021-02-04}}</ref> a number which has grown to nearly 600 pupils ranging from Year 7 to Year 13.


In August 2019, the first group of students to join the school received their GCSE results.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mitchell|first=Hannah|date=2019-08-22|title=First year group to get GCSEs at the Nottingham Free School celebrate success|url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/first-year-group-gcses-nottingham-3239479|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-04|website=Nottingham Post|language=en}}</ref>
In August 2019, the first group of students to join the school received their GCSE results.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mitchell|first=Hannah|date=2019-08-22|title=First year group to get GCSEs at the Nottingham Free School celebrate success|url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/first-year-group-gcses-nottingham-3239479|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-04|website=Nottingham Post|language=en}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 01:10, 18 June 2024

Nottingham Free School
Address
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Haydn Road

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Coordinates52°58′47″N 1°09′35″W / 52.9796°N 1.1596°W / 52.9796; -1.1596
Information
TypeFree School
MottoWork Hard, Be Kind
Religious affiliation(s)None
Established2014
ClosedN/A; though timetables have been adjusted due to COVID-19
Local authorityNottingham
TrustNova Education Trust
Department for Education URN141010 Tables
OfstedReports
ChairmanKul Ghattaora
Executive HeadAndy Seymour
Head of SchoolJo Simpson
GenderCo-educational
Enrolment~550
HousesPotter, Torvill, Clough and Hawksley
Colour(s)Grey and pale blue   
Websitewww.nottinghamfreeschool.co.uk

Nottingham Free School is a co-educational free school which serves the areas of Sherwood, Carrington, Mapperley Park, Woodthorpe and Mapperley. The school is located in a former factory—the Courtaulds building—on Haydn Road and first opened in September 2014 with an intake of seventy-nine Year 7 students,[1][2] a number which has grown to nearly 600 pupils ranging from Year 7 to Year 13.

In August 2019, the first group of students to join the school received their GCSE results.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Thumbs-up after first day at Nottingham Free School". Nottingham Post. 2 September 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Nottingham's first free school opens in Sherwood". BBC News. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Hannah (22 August 2019). "First year group to get GCSEs at the Nottingham Free School celebrate success". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 4 February 2021.