Academy converter · Nottingham

Whitegate Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
424Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144842URN

Middle Fell Way, Clifton Estate, Nottingham, NG11 9JQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2021 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Nottingham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottingham

61 applications for 35 places · 37th of 72 in Nottingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 15 September 2021Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Nottingham median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

61 applications · 35 places offered · 33 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.7; Nottingham median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Nottingham median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Nottingham median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Nottingham median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Nottingham median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Nottingham median median 1.9
2020 1.7; Nottingham median median 2.0
2019 1.7; Nottingham median median 2.1
2018 1.9; Nottingham median median 2.3
2017 1.9; Nottingham median median 2.3
2016 1.9; Nottingham median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Nottingham median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Nottingham median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Nottingham median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Nottingham median

Dashed bars: as Whitegate Primary and Nursery School (URN 122739), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	35	61	1.7	33	0.94
Sep 2025	37	69	1.9	37	1.00
Sep 2024	39	69	1.8	39	1.00
Sep 2023	46	76	1.7	44	0.96
Sep 2022	35	64	1.8	34	0.97
Sep 2021	37	63	1.7	36	0.97
Sep 2020	42	72	1.7	41	0.98
Sep 2019	41	69	1.7	40	0.98
Sep 2018	49	91	1.9	45	0.92
Sep 2017	46	88	1.9	37	0.80
Sep 2016 *	54	105	1.9	46	0.85
Sep 2015 *	52	84	1.6	36	0.69
Sep 2014 *	46	80	1.7	46	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 80% · Maths 78% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%30th of 73 in Nottingham

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Nottingham 75% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Nottingham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Nottingham 75% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Nottingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Nottingham 75% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Nottingham 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Nottingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	66%	7%	105	105
2023/24	70%	8%	104	106
2022/23	59%	2%	103	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

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

Whitegate Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Good2021

1.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School
0.5 km · Nottingham

Outstanding2022

2.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
The Milford Academy
0.6 km · Nottingham

2026

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
The Glapton Academy
0.7 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Highbank Primary and Nursery School
0.7 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Dovecote Primary and Nursery School
1.4 km · Nottingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Trent Vale Infant School
2.1 km · Nottinghamshire

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place
Beeston Rylands Junior School
2.2 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2023

76%met the SATs standard
James Peacock Infant and Nursery School
2.3 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2024

1.4applications per place

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: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144842 · 892/2935
Trust: Transform Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 424 on roll
Free school meals: 45.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2017
Replaced: Whitegate Primary and Nursery School (URN 122739)
Address: Middle Fell Way, Clifton Estate, Nottingham, NG11 9JQ
Local authority: Nottingham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources