Toot Hill School

About Toot Hill School

Toot Hill School is a large, mixed secondary in Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, and it’s clearly a popular choice among local families. With 1,907 pupils on roll against a capacity of 1,850, the school is operating slightly above its official limit, and the demand is tangible: for the 2025/26 admissions round, there were 544 applications for 231 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.35. Of those, 216 first-preference offers were made, meaning nearly every first-choice applicant secured a spot, but the overall numbers show competition is real. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 15.3%, which is broadly in line with the national average for secondary schools and suggests a genuinely mixed intake. The school has no religious character and is non-selective, so its draw appears to be based on reputation and results rather than any particular admissions criteria beyond catchment.

Academically, Toot Hill performs well above the local average. Its Progress 8 score of +0.4 is rated ‘Above average’ nationally and sits well above the Nottinghamshire local authority average of -0.11. In the East Midlands, that ranks it 42nd out of 273 schools, and within Rushcliffe it’s 3rd out of 7. At GCSE, 82.1% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths, and 65.9% hit the stronger grade 5 benchmark. The school’s Attainment 8 score is 56.9, and the EBacc average point score is 5.32, with 65.2% of pupils entered for the EBacc combination. In the sixth form, the picture is similarly strong: the school was rated Outstanding for its sixth-form provision in the most recent Ofsted inspection, and A-level students achieved an average grade of B- per entry, with a value-added score of 0.06, classed as ‘Average’. The best three A-levels averaged 36.59 points, again a B-.

The school’s facilities are generous for a state secondary, including a swimming pool, sports hall, tennis courts, playing fields, art studios, and a dedicated sixth-form centre. There’s a wide range of sports on offer, from rowing and rugby to cricket and netball, plus clubs covering everything from coding and chess to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and Young Enterprise. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists SEND provisions for a broad spectrum of needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language difficulties, and physical disabilities. The school’s Ofsted inspection in 2022 rated overall effectiveness as Good, with Outstanding marks for personal development and sixth-form provision. It’s a school that suits families who want strong academic outcomes in a large, well-resourced setting, and who are comfortable with the level of competition for places that comes with that reputation.

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