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Westwood Infant and Nursery School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–7 · Community school

Palmerston Street, Westwood, Jacksdale, Nottingham NG16 5JA · westwood.notts.sch.uk · 01773 783899

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected May 2023
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
60
86% of 70 places
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
26.8%
First language not English
3.3%
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, 13 families put the school first and 12 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 7 (Places 7)7September 2023: 9 (Places 10)9September 2024: 11 (Places 11)11September 2025: 11 (Places 11)11September 2026: 13 (Places 12)13Places 12
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202612131.1▲92%
September 2025Sept 202511111100%
September 2024Sept 202411111100%
September 2023Sept 20231090.9100%
September 2022Sept 2022771100%

Ofsted

Westwood Infant and Nursery School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
23 May 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Dec 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Dec 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Feb 2007Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (31 replies, to 1 April 2024).

Recommend
94%
Replies
31
49% · 1 Apr 2024
Child is happy at school▲96% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲94% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲90% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●84% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▲93% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲87% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲90% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲93% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●93% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲87% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲87% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 55% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼26% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 23% who had a child bullied

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