Based in the heart of the city

As a central Nottingham location we’re well placed for travel across the East Midlands with strong public transport links bringing you within minutes of our door.

There is visitor parking on site and we also have a dedicated school bus service ensuring girls can travel here safely from far and wide.

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How to reach us

  • On foot

    On foot

    We are just a short and easy walk from Nottingham City Centre.

     

  • By public transport 

    By public bus

    There are a number of buses that stop close by. Please visit www.nctx.co.uk for information on bus timetables throughout Nottingham.

    By tram

    Nottingham High School is the nearest NET tram stop and we are a short walk away down Waverley Street and then into Arboretum Street.
    The tram links directly with Nottingham Train Station. For further information on tram times and fares telephone 0115 824 6060, or visit www.thetram.net

    By train

    The tram stops directly outside Nottingham Train Station and is just a 16 minute journey.

  • By car

    From the South & West

    Leave the M1 at junction 25 and turn towards Nottingham (A52). Continue on the A52 towards Nottingham. At the fourth roundabout continue straight on over the Ring Road, passing the Queen’s Medical Centre on your right. Continue for approximately two miles to the top of a hill, where the road bends left at traffic lights (Canning Circus). Take the second left into the Alfreton Road (A610). Turn right at the first set of traffic lights into Forest Road. Cross the next set of traffic lights (where the tramway crosses the road) and then take the second on the right into Addison Street. Take the second on the right into Arboretum Street. The main entrance is 50m down on the left hand side.

    From the North via the M1

    Leave the M1 at junction 26 and take the Nottingham (A610) exit. Continue on the A610 for approximately 3 miles where you cross the Ring Road (A6514). Continue on for another mile and then turn left at the next main set of traffic lights, into Gregory Boulevard (A6130). Take the second exit at the mini roundabout at the far end of this road and then right at the roundabout immediately following it, up the hill (Mansfield Road). At the top of the hill cross the traffic lights and then immediately after the next lights turn right into Chatham Street. Turn left at the T junction with North Sherwood Street and immediately right into Newstead Grove. Turn right at the T junction into Addison Street and then take the first left into Arboretum Street. The main entrance is 50m down on the left hand side.

    From the East via the A52

    Approach Nottingham on the A52 as far as the Gamston roundabout, where the Ring Road begins. Take the second exit towards the City Centre and follow signs for the City Centre via Trent Bridge. At the lights at the T junction (by the cricket ground) turn right over Trent Bridge and up London Road. At the traffic lights just past Jurys Inn Hotel turn left along Canal Street, keeping in the right hand lane after you have turned. Pass under the tramway and follow signs for M1 North these will take you right and then round to the left up Maid Marian Way. At the roundabout (at the end of the dual carriageway) take the first exit and then move to the right-hand lane. Where the road forks at the top of the hill, keep right (A610 Alfreton Road). Turn right at the first set of traffic lights into Forest Road. Cross the next set of traffic lights (where the tramway crosses the road) and then take the second on the right into Addison Street. Take the second on the right into Arboretum Street. The main entrance is 50m down on the left hand side.

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Get in touch

If you have any questions at all about the school or how to reach us,
just contact Sue or Katie in Admissions on 0115 935 4444 or email admissions@not.gdst.net.