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Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy

Bracknell Crescent, Whitemoor Estate, Nottingham NG8 5FF · whitemooracademy.co.uk · 0115 978 6351

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
Key stage 2, 2024/25
49%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Nottingham 61%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
385
80% of 480 places
Local authority
Nottingham
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
35.9%
First language not English
37.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Aspire and Shine Education Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 24 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 46 (Places 51)46September 2023: 38 (Places 40)38September 2024: 34 (Places 36)34September 2025: 29 (Places 29)29September 2026: 24 (Places 24)24Places 24
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202624241100%
September 2025Sept 202529291100%
September 2024Sept 202436340.9100%
September 2023Sept 202340381100%
September 2022Sept 202251460.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 49% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Nottingham it was 61%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 61% (England 53%)61%2016/17: 51% (England 61%)51%2017/18: 50% (England 64%)50%2018/19: 51% (England 65%)51%2022/23: 43% (England 60%)43%2023/24: 61% (England 61%)61%2024/25: 49% (England 62%)49%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼49%62%
●7%8%
Average scaled score
●104106
●104105
●104105

Ofsted

Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
23 Nov 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

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

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Sept 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Mar 2008Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsRequires improvement

What parents said

78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (18 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
78%
Replies
18
4% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▼83% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe●88% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved●84% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●84% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▲94% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●83% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing●83% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▼78% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼77% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼67% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly●77% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 94% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲80% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 56% who had a child bullied

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