Education in Nottingham
Education in Nottingham is governed by the unitary authority of Nottingham, overseen by its Nottingham City Council.
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Early years
The Nottinghamshire LEA was created by the Education Act 1902. Nottinghamshire Education Committee took over from the school boards on 1 July 1903.
Schools
Until 1998, the schools were administered by Nottinghamshire County Council, based on the banks of the River Trent, in Rushcliffe.
School academic results
The unitary authority 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,[1] the LEA was fourth from bottom (148th) in England (out of 151)[2][3] with 44.6% gaining five good GCSEs.
Colleges
Further education
- Central College Nottingham was formed in 2012.
- New College Nottingham (NCN) was established in 1999.
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 Nottinghamshire, went comprehensive.
Universities
- University College Nottingham was founded in 1881, and given a Royal Charter in 1948, whereby it had degree-awarding powers, and named itself the University of Nottingham. In the Complete University Guide for 2016, Nottingham comes 25th.
- Nottingham Regional College of Technology opened in 1958, and from 1970 to 1992 was a polytechnic, becoming a university (NTU) in 1992.
