The West Bridgford School is a secondary school located in Nottingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education is good. The school inspection was carried out on 24/11/2011. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Loughborough Road, Nottingham, NG2 7FA
Website: http://www.wbs.school
Telephone: 01159744488
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Nottinghamshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Tim Peacock
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136628

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 24/11/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1332
Number of Pupils: 1731
Number of Boys: 880
Number of Girls: 851

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.79 Confidence interval 0.62 to 0.95
Of the 236 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 234 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:41%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:78%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:62.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.61
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Heymann Primary and Nursery School
Waddington Drive , Wilford Hill NG2 7GX
3out of 4 281 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Greythorn Primary School
Greythorn Drive , West Bridgford NG2 7GH
3out of 4 469 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Jesse Gray Primary School
Musters Road , West Bridgford NG2 7DD
3out of 4 691 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
West Bridgford Junior School
Exchange Road , West Bridgford NG2 6DB
4out of 4 1,368 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
West Bridgford Infant School
Avon Gardens , George Road NG2 6BP
4out of 4 1,498 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The West Bridgford School
Loughborough Road , West Bridgford NG2 7FA
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
Boundary Road , West Bridgford NG2 7BW
4out of 4 1,217 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Becket School
The Becket Way , Wilford Lane NG2 7QY
3out of 4 1,485 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Nottingham Emmanuel School
Gresham Park Road , NG2 7YF
3out of 4 1,869 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Farnborough Spencer Academy
Farnborough Road , NG11 8JW
1out of 4 2,310 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Clayfield House
Care of: Nottinghamshire County Council , County Hall NG2 7QP
- not rated 2,120 yd Secure units Not Applicable Mixed More About School
CP Riverside School
Riverside Way , NG2 1DP
2out of 4 2,626 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
Nethergate Academy
Swansdowne Drive , Clifton NG11 8HX
4out of 4 2,773 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.