Today, students at Sherwood’s Nottingham Free School, part of Nova Education Trust, celebrated achieving a strong breadth of 8 or more GCSEs with an average grade of a 5, with 78% achieving grade 4 or higher and 56% grade 5 or higher in English and Maths.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Head of Year 11, David Orme-Baines, said, “A sincere well done to all our lovely Year 11 students on their superb GCSE results. It is amazing to witness their transformation, who are now ready for post-16 education or training.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Deputy Head (Academic), Rebecca Farnie, stated, “We are delighted by what our students have achieved this year. It is so very pleasing that a strong number of students are studying with our Sixth Form for their A Levels. There journey continues!"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
High Achieving students of note include Anna Barrett (seven grade 9s and two grade 8s), Martin Asiedu Okyere (five grade 9s, two grade 8s and two grade 7s), Megan Afford (seven grade 9s, one grade 8 and one grade 7), Alex Leach (four grade 9s and 4 grade 8s) and Abdullah Rizwan (three grade 9s, four grade 8s, one grade 7 and one grade 6). ...were extremely keen to thank all their teachers, for the great support and commitment during their time at Nottingham Free School.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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Left to right: Anna Barrett, Megan Afford, Alex Leach, Martin Asiedu Okyere and Abdullah Rizwan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Anna said, “All of the teachers were incredibly kind and supportive, and I don't believe I could have achieved what I did without their guidance.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Megan was also quick to thank her teachers, stating, “All of the teachers were really dedicated, and I don’t think I would have done as well as I did without their commitment and support.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Nottingham Free School is extremely proud of student Dylan Pinchbeck, who achieved a grade 9 in Fine Art and Design, with a mark that placed him among the top performers in the country.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Jo Simpson, Headteacher, said, “We are all incredibly proud of these well-deserved results, given the enormous dedication and resilience demonstrated by our Year 11 students. I know I speak for all at Nottingham Free School in wishing our students the very best in their future endeavours. I will finish by thanking all Nottingham Free School staff for their exceptional academic support and pastoral care.”<\/p>","image":"\/data\/testnews\/images\/approved\/img_9050_400.jpg","archive":"0","last_modified":"2025-08-21 11:04:10","dept_link":" by Whole School","image_large":"\/data\/testnews\/images\/approved\/img_9050_l.jpg"},{"id":"4697","school_id":"4","dept_id":"1","dept_user":"","date":"14\/08\/2025","headline":"Class of 2025 Celebrate their A Level Results","intro":"Nottingham Free School A Level students receive their results!","story":"
All staff at Nottingham Free School, part of Nova Education Trust, wish to congratulate our Year 13 students on their A Level results. All students have more than risen to the challenge of these rigorous assessments. \u202fHead of Sixth Form, Phil Cleveley, stated, “Over and above these fantastic grades, it is all the more wonderful for our staff to witness \u202ftheir transformation into amazing young adults. It is so heartwarming to see how these qualifications allow our students to move onto the next steps in their exciting journeys."\u202f <\/p>\r\n\r\n
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Our results highlights include (left to right): <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Eloise Elmhirst - A*, A, A <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Inshiraah Asghar – A*, A, A <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Daisy Sheppard – A*, A, A\u202f <\/p>\r\n\r\n
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Eloise Elmhirst was quick to thank all the teachers she had worked with at NFS, saying, “they have been supportive the whole way”. Daisy Sheppard stated, “I would especially like to thank Mr Cleveley (Head of Sixth Form) for his pastoral care, he really looked out for all of us.” <\/p>\r\n\r\n
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Jo Simpson, Headteacher, said, “As always, we are so incredibly proud of how our wonderful students met the challenge of completing A Level qualifications and their well-deserved results. I would like to thank all Nottingham Free School staff for their commitment in supporting our young adults, both academically and pastorally. Nottingham Free School wishes all of our students a happy and successful future.”\u202f <\/p>","image":"\/data\/testnews\/images\/approved\/image_3_400.png","archive":"0","last_modified":"2025-08-14 15:54:18","dept_link":" by Whole School","image_large":"\/data\/testnews\/images\/approved\/image_3_l.png"},{"id":"4683","school_id":"4","dept_id":"1","dept_user":"","date":"09\/06\/2025","headline":"Top 5 Secondary School for Pupil Progression in Nottingham","intro":"Nottingham Free School ranked 2nd in top 5 schools for pupil progression in Nottingham","story":"
We are excited to announce that Nottingham Free School has been ranked 2nd in the top five secondary schools for pupil progression in Nottingham! https:\/\/www.nottinghampost.com\/news\/nottingham-news\/new-data-lists-nottinghamshires-best-10248360<\/a><\/p>","image":"\/img\/default_news.jpg","archive":"0","last_modified":"2025-06-09 16:32:49","dept_link":" by Whole School"},{"id":"4693","school_id":"4","dept_id":"12","dept_user":"","date":"02\/06\/2025","headline":"Year 10 Blood Brother Theatre Trip - January 2025","intro":"Year 10 Drama students watch Blood Brothers at Derby Theatre","story":" Year 10 Drama students had a fantastic afternoon at Derby Theatre to watch Blood Brothers. The students behaved fantastically and were a real credit to the school. They engaged very well with the production, asking lots of brilliant, thought provoking questions; and it was great to see how impressed they were with all elements of the production including the set design, acting, costume design, lighting and sound design. Blood Brothers is our set text for GCSE Drama and it was brilliant to see the benefits of watching a live production of the play, as this really added to the students' knowledge and understanding of the how theatre is made and performed. A very enjoyable afternoon. <\/p>","image":"\/img\/default_news.jpg","archive":"0","last_modified":"2025-08-08 12:05:18","dept_link":" by Drama<\/a>"},{"id":"4694","school_id":"4","dept_id":"12","dept_user":"","date":"14\/05\/2025","headline":"Year 10 - Warhorse Theatre Trip - May 2025","intro":"Year 10 Drama students watch Warhorse","story":" Year 10 Drama students thoroughly enjoyed a trip to see Warhorse at the theatre last week. It was fantastic to see them so engaged with the production, and having lots of discussion about the use of puppetry, lighting, sound and costume design in this captivating show. Well done Year 10, a very enjoyable afternoon.<\/p>","image":"\/img\/default_news.jpg","archive":"0","last_modified":"2025-08-08 12:08:04","dept_link":" by Drama<\/a>"}]}