Alderman White School
Academy converter · 768 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.6
Academy sponsor led
The Holgate Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,207of 1,379 places
- Free school meals
- 39.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 212
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement, 4 June 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Holgate Comprehensive School (URN 122877, until 17 July 2013).
What the data says
Of the 181 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Holgate Academy in 2023, 15% stayed on in The Holgate Academy’s own sixth form (Nottinghamshire average 36%), 60% went to a further education college and 6% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 34.3 against 46.1 across England and 46.8 in Nottinghamshire, with 20% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Photography is unusually popular at GCSE: 36% of the year group took it, against 6% of pupils across England.
Among the 34 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 32% went to university (Nottinghamshire 40%, England 37%), and 19% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally; 12% started an apprenticeship, well above the 7% England average.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Nottinghamshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Holgate Academy | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 181 | 8,955 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 86% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 78% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 15% | 36% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 4% | 13% |
| — further education college | 60% | 42% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 9% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 6% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Holgate Academy | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 34 | 5,147 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 88% | 84% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 32% | 40% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 19% | 23% | 19% |
| Further education | 6% | 4% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 12% | 10% | 7% |
| Employment | 38% | 29% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 9% | 13% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Holgate Academy | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 34.3 | 46.8 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 20% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 38% | 68% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 23% | 39% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.85 | 4.15 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 38% | 24% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 25.4 | 33.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 39.6 | 50.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 7% | 10% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 212 | 100% | 89% | 2% | 20% | 43% |
| Mathematics | 212 | 100% | 88% | 6% | 22% | 44% |
| English Literature | 208 | 98% | 86% | 2% | 21% | 44% |
| Combined Science | 161 | 76% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 26% |
| Geography | 118 | 56% | 41% | 7% | 25% | 41% |
| Photography | 77 | 36% | 6% | 10% | 19% | 87% |
| History | 71 | 33% | 41% | 14% | 26% | 41% |
| Fine Art | 55 | 26% | 9% | 16% | 28% | 71% |
| Physics | 46 | 22% | 23% | 20% | 46% | 59% |
| Biology | 46 | 22% | 23% | 20% | 45% | 72% |
| Chemistry | 46 | 22% | 23% | 17% | 47% | 52% |
| French | 42 | 20% | 18% | 17% | 29% | 71% |
| Computer Science | 26 | 12% | 13% | 12% | 30% | 31% |
| Design and Technology | 23 | 11% | 11% | 0% | 23% | 39% |
| Graphic Communication | 20 | 9% | 1% | 15% | 23% | 95% |
| Media Studies | 18 | 8% | 4% | 0% | 20% | 44% |
| Statistics | 14 | 7% | 5% | 14% | 20% | 79% |
| Religious Studies | 12 | 6% | 31% | 17% | 32% | 75% |
| Spanish | 3 | 1% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Polish | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Arabic | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 52 | 100% | — |
| Sports Studies | 45 | 100% | — |
| Childcare Skills | 41 | 100% | — |
| Small Business Management | 39 | 100% | — |
| Speech and Drama | 36 | 100% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 15 | 63% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 14 | 58% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | The Holgate Academy | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 75 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 24 | 3,226 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 30.32 | 34.65 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 11 | 46% | 23% |
| Geography | 6 | 25% | 10% |
| Biology | — | — | 20% |
| Chemistry | — | — | 17% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
| Product Design | — | — | 2% |
| English Language | — | — | 4% |
| English Literature | — | — | 11% |
| Mathematics | — | — | 31% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| Polish | — | — | 0% |
| Sociology | — | — | 13% |
| History | — | — | 13% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Photography | — | — | 3% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 23 | 96% | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 10 | 42% | — |
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | 7 | 29% | — |
| Law / Legal Studies | BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Multimedia | OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Multimedia | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Finance / Accounting (General) | VRQ Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Law / Legal Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
Where The Holgate Academy is
Other secondary schools in Nottinghamshire are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Nottinghamshire’s allocation statistics.
Other secondary schools in Nottinghamshire
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Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
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Ashfield Comprehensive School
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Bramcote College
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Carlton Academy
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.