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Whitegate Primary and Nursery School

Academy converter · Nottingham · NG11 9JQ

Ages 3–11 · 424 pupils · Nottingham

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

70%

Overall absence

6.2%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2021-09-15

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)70%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.9%
Unauthorised4.1%
Authorised absence
2.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
366

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

39

Places offered

39

1st-preference offers

39

Total preferences (any rank)
69
Preferred offers (top 3)
39
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill101%

424 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
424
Boys / girls
212 / 212
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
424 / 420 (101%)
Free school meals
45.3%
FSM pupils
178
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: TRANSFORM TRUST
Academy trust
TRANSFORM TRUST
Sponsor
Transform Trust
Headteacher
Mr Andrew Forshaw

Location

Address
Middle Fell Way, Clifton Estate
Postcode
NG11 9JQ
Town
Nottingham
County
Nottinghamshire
Local authority
Nottingham
District
Nottingham
Constituency
Nottingham South
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Nottingham, Nottingham, 424 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 45.3%.

Open schools in Nottingham
309
Primary schools in Nottingham
226
Academies among open schools in Nottingham
60% (185)
Open schools in NG11
15
Primary in NG11
12
Open schools in Nottingham LA
120
Primary in Nottingham LA
75

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • KS262%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM34.3%
    • Demand0.92

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    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM30.7%
    • Demand0.95

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    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM44.6%
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  • Dovecote Primary and Nursery School

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    • KS252%
    • Absence7.9%
    • FSM44.5%
    • Demand0.93

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  • Trent Vale Infant School

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  • Beeston Rylands Junior School

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    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM19.0%

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Andrew Forshaw
Telephone
01159152944
Website
http://www.whitegateprimary.co.uk/

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