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Westdale Infant and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Community school
Digby Avenue, Westdale Lane, Mapperley, Nottingham NG3 6ET · westdaleinfants.com · 0115 953 1606
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 197
- 90% of 219 places
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 5.3%
- First language not English
- 12.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 37 families put the school first and 42 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 42 | 37 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 53 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 55 | 46 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 47 | 38 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 69 | 1.2▲ | 87% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 24 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Westdale Infant and Nursery was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 23 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (60 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 60
- 28% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (17%) with SEND