Chilwell School

Term dates

Foundation schools can set their own term dates. Many follow Nottinghamshire council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Nottinghamshire's full dates

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 148 families put this school as their first choice, and 176 places were offered. 144 of the families who put it first got a place (97%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 31 January 2024: School remains Good.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Foundation school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1078 (capacity 1020)

Gender

Mixed

Phone

01159252698

Address

Queens Road, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 5AL

Website

chilwellschool.co.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports