Academy converter · Nottinghamshire

The West Bridgford School

11–18Ages
1,809Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136628URN

Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7FA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.0per place

1.7 above Nottinghamshire median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Nottinghamshire

1,078 applications for 267 places · 2nd of 43 in Nottinghamshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

61.4of 90

Nottinghamshire 46.8 England 46.0

1st of 45 in Nottinghamshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 30 January 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.0applications per place, Year 7

1.7 above Nottinghamshire median (2.4) 1.8 above England median (2.2)

1,078 applications · 267 places offered · 331 named it first

2026 4.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2025 4.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2024 3.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2023 3.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2022 3.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.1
2021 3.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.0
2020 3.5; Nottinghamshire median median 1.9
2019 2.9; Nottinghamshire median median 1.9
2018 2.9; Nottinghamshire median median 1.7
2017 2.6; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8
2016 2.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.0
2015 2.5; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8
2014 2.6; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Nottinghamshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Nottinghamshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	267	1,078	4.0	331	1.24
Sep 2025	268	1,065	4.0	337	1.26
Sep 2024	268	1,026	3.8	330	1.23
Sep 2023	274	996	3.6	358	1.31
Sep 2022	269	999	3.7	347	1.29
Sep 2021	270	867	3.2	319	1.18
Sep 2020	267	928	3.5	375	1.40
Sep 2019	287	818	2.9	345	1.20
Sep 2018	269	778	2.9	349	1.30
Sep 2017	274	719	2.6	307	1.12
Sep 2016	272	723	2.7	321	1.18
Sep 2015	260	650	2.5	308	1.18
Sep 2014	252	654	2.6	285	1.13

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

268 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)61.41st of 45 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 46.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths77%1st of 45 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths88%

Nottinghamshire 68% England 66%

This school
Nottinghamshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.59

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	268	61.4	77%	88%	–
2024/25	270	62.9	81%	92%	–
2023/24	267	57.4	73%	87%	+0.59
2022/23	262	61.9	79%	92%	+0.80

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The West Bridgford SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

4.0applications per place 61.4Attainment 8
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
1.1 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 58.3Attainment 8
The Becket School
1.4 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2022

4.4applications per place 52.3Attainment 8
The Nottingham Emmanuel School
1.7 km · Nottingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
Farnborough Spencer Academy
2.1 km · Nottingham

Good2022

1.1applications per place 37.9Attainment 8
Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology
3.6 km · Nottingham

Good2022

4.3applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
Nottingham Academy
4.6 km · Nottingham

2026

1.2applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
Bluecoat Wollaton Academy
5.3 km · Nottingham

Standards maintained2024

4.4applications per place 53.4Attainment 8
Djanogly City Academy
5.5 km · Nottingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 37.0Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136628 · 891/4328
Trust: East Midlands Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,332 pupils · 1,809 on roll
Free school meals: 7.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2011
Replaced: The West Bridgford School (URN 122859)
Address: Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7FA
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Rushcliffe

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources