The worst-performing Nottinghamshire secondary schools for GCSE English and maths grades

In under eight weeks time, thousands of students across Nottinghamshire will sit their GCSEs after months of preparation.

The 2026 GCSE season starts on Monday, May 4 and ends on Friday, June 26, with many students due to sit over a dozen exams over that seven-week period.

Each year, following the end of the GCSE season, the Department of Education produces a league table showing the performance of every secondary school across the country.

Data from the 2025 GCSE season was released late last year, allowing students and parents to compare performance across schools in their local area.

This data, published by the Department for Education, shows the percentage of pupils who achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSE.

Grade 5 is a similar level of achievement to a high grade C or low grade B in the old grading.

We recently took a look at Nottinghamshire’s best-performing secondary schools from the 2025 GCSE season for English and maths grades, so now we’re looking at those with the lowest grades.

Special schools have not been included in our round-up.

The full list can be found below: