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Alderman White School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Chilwell Lane, Bramcote, Nottingham NG9 3DU · aldermanwhite.school · 0115 917 0424
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jul 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 53.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Nottinghamshire 46.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.12 mi
- 1.81 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 768
- 43 over 725 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 25.2%
- First language not English
- 11.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.12 mi (1.81 km) from the school. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 185 families put the school first and 149 places were offered; 77% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 149 | 185 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 146 | 203 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 155 | 199 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 155 | 197 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 147 | 187 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.12 mi1.81 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 53.6, and 60% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Nottinghamshire it was 46.8, and across England 46.
In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade C+ (33.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲53.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲60.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲72.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲45.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.87 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 5.2 | −5.4 |
| Sixth form college | 46.1 | +8.7 |
| Further education | 33.8 | −5.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.3 | −1.1 |
| Employment | 3.9 | +1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.2 | −1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 | +2.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2018/19 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 students | C+ (33.3) | Average -0.07 | |
| 50 students | C+ (33.3) | Average -0.06 | |
| 15 students | Merit- (21) | Below average -0.52 | |
| 10 students | Merit+ (28.4) | — |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 68 | C- (26.3) | -0.59 |
| 2016/17 | 90 | C- (26.8) | -0.22 |
| 2015/16 | 111 | C- (27.6) | -0.02 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2019/20 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 53 | +7 |
| Further education | 3 | +1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2 | −8 |
| Employment | 26 | +4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13 | +1 |
| Activity not captured | 3 | −5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Alderman White School on 14 July 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 14 Jul 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (133 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 133
- 19% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (21%) with SEND