The West Bridgford School tops the secondary school comprehensive state school table and Nottingham High School tops the private school table in The Sunday Times Parent Power league.
In an article in The Times today Andrew Holman says he is happy at Nottingham High School — so much so that after a previous stint as a maths teacher and head of year 7, he has returned as headmaster this year.
“I’ve worked here before,” he says. “I love the school so much that I came back for another go.”
Founded in 1513, the coeducational school — which runs more than 120 clubs a week, has a swimming pool and fields, and charges from £7,461 a term — celebrated its best GCSE performance with 67.3 per cent of grades 8 and 9, and 69 per cent of grades at A-level A*-A. The result? Nottingham High School has risen in the national table to break into the top 50 schools in the country and is awarded the double:
Independent Secondary School of the Year in the East Midlands and Independent Secondary School of the Year in the East Midlands for Academic Excellence.
