Education in Nottingham is governed by the unitary authority of

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, overseen by its Nottingham City Council.

Early years

The Nottinghamshire LEA was created by the

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. Nottinghamshire Education Committee took over from the

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s on 1 July 1903.

Schools

Until 1998, the schools were administered by

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, based on the banks of the

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, in

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Expansion

BBC school broadcasts on television started in September 1957 - four Nottingham schools received the broadcasts from 24 September 1957 to 9 December 1957. WG Jackson, Nottingham Director of Education, said ''some people say that the vicarious experience of pictures on television is not good for the pupil, but that remains to be seen''.

Former schools

Secondary modern schools

* Bishop Dunn RC Secondary School, in Aspley that opened in 1965, now part of Trinity School, Nottingham * Cottesmore School for Girls * Ellis Secondary School, Basford * Farnborough Secondary School, in Clifton, now Farnborough Spencer Academy * Fernwood School, now the comprehensive Fernwood School * Greenwood Bilateral Secondary School for Boys * St Bernadette's Catholic Secondary School * William Crane Secondary School for Boys, in Aspley, became William Crane Comprehensive School, closing in 2003

Bi-lateral schools

* Claremont Secondary Bilateral School for Boys, previously Claremont Secondary Modern School * Haywood Bilateral School, Sherwood * Margaret Glen-Bott Bilateral School * Peveril Bilateral School * Sneinton Bilateral School

Comprehensive schools

* Fairham Comprehensive School, Nottingham's first

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in Clifton, Nottingham * Hadden Park High School

Grammar schools

* Bilborough Grammar School, opened in 1957, became Bilborough College in 1975 * Brincliffe Grammar School for Girls * Clifton Hall Girls' Grammar School, opened 1958, closed in 1976 * Forest Fields Grammar School * Henry Mellish Grammar School, opened in 1929, became a comprehensive and closed as the Henry Mellish School and Specialist Sports College in 2009 * Mundella Grammar School, * Nottingham Bluecoat C of E Grammar School * Nottingham High Pavement Grammar School, became a sixth form college of New College Nottingham in 1975, now Nottingham College since 2017 * St Catherine's Convent of Mercy Grammar School, later Loreto Grammar School for Girls, now Trinity School, Nottingham

Technical schools

* People's College Secondary Technical School, a former secondary technical school

School academic results

The

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has not excelled in recent years, but seemed to have elevated marginally in the results league tables. Unfortunately when the exam league tables were reformed (removing modules, and disallowing repeated re-sits) in 2014, to reveal the true extent of GCSE results, the LEA was fourth from bottom (148th) in England (out of 151) with 44.6% gaining five good

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s. Over twenty local authorities in England do not have of those sitting exams getting ''good'' results, including Nottingham. Around 1,500 ''superteachers'' (known as an Advanced Skills Teacher) are to be sent into these areas to raise attainment. These twenty local authorities have typically had difficulties attracting suitably-qualified staff with relevant degrees.

Colleges

Further education

* Central College Nottingham was formed in 2012. *

New College Nottingham Nottingham College is one of the largest further education and higher education colleges in the United Kingdom. Based in the city of Nottingham in England, it provides education and training from pre-entry through to university-degree level at i ...

(NCN) was established in 1999. It has around 3,500 students, and about 900 apprentices. * The Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies was established in 1994, and has since been bought by

Nottingham Trent University Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is a public research university located in Nottingham, England. Its origins date back to 1843 with the establishment of the Nottingham School of Design, Nottingham Government School of Design, which still opera ...

Sixth form

* Bilborough Grammar School was opened in 1957 in the west of the district, becoming the much-renowned Bilborough College in 1975, when the Borough of Nottingham, in

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, went comprehensive.

Universities

There are around 62,500 students in Nottingham, who spend around £542m a year, an average of £11,000 each, according to

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. * University College Nottingham was founded in 1881, and given a

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in 1948, whereby it had degree-awarding powers, and named itself the

University of Nottingham The University of Nottingham is a public research university in Nottingham, England. It was founded as University College Nottingham in 1881, and was granted a royal charter in 1948. Nottingham's main campus (University Park Campus, Nottingh ...

. In the

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for 2016, Nottingham comes 25th. It employs around 7,000 staff. * Nottingham Regional College of Technology opened in 1958, and from 1970 to 1992 was a polytechnic, becoming a

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(NTU) in 1992. NTU employs around 5,000 staff, who are mostly part-time. NTU has around 23,000 under-graduates and around 3,000 post-graduates. NTU's Nottingham Business School has around 4,500 students. * The College of Law was founded in 1962, being granted degree-awarding powers in 2006. It received university status in 2012, changing its name to the University of Law. It opened its Nottingham campus in 2019.

References

External links

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