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Wilsthorpe School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Derby Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham NG10 4WT · wilsthorpe.ttct.co.uk · 0115 972 9421

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · May 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
50.5
average Attainment 8 score. Derbyshire 45, England 46
Demand for places
1.3
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,236
97% of 1,268 places
Local authority
Derbyshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
31%
First language not English
7.3%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Two Counties Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 271 families put the school first and 204 places were offered; 74% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 291 (Places 209)291September 2023: 206 (Places 212)206September 2024: 269 (Places 210)269September 2025: 258 (Places 203)258September 2026: 271 (Places 204)271Places 204
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262042711.3▲74%
September 2025Sept 20252032581.3▲79%
September 2024Sept 20242102691.3▲78%
September 2023Sept 20232122061100%
September 2022Sept 20222092911.4▲71%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.5, and 55.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Derbyshire it was 45, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.8 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 43.6 (England 46.3)43.62017/18: 41.2 (England 46.5)41.22018/19: 44.1 (England 46.7)44.12021/22: 49.9 (England 48.8)49.92022/23: 46.0 (England 46.3)46.02023/24: 48.7 (England 45.9)48.72024/25: 50.5 (England 46.0)50.5England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲50.546.0
▲55.5%45.4%
▲77.0%64.8%
▼14.4%40.5%
▲4.314.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112935)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form40.6+1.5
Sixth form college5.8+2.9
Further education34.3+0.4
Apprenticeship3.9−5.9
Employment2.9−2.3
Not in a lasting destination8.2+2.5
Activity not captured4.3+2

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 29.5 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 24.0 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 35.4 (England 32.1)B-2018/19: 30.8 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 35.7 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 36.7 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 33.6 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 34.8 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
66 studentsC+ (34.8)Average -0.02
66 studentsC+ (34.7)Average -0.01
29 studentsDist- (30.9)Below average -0.46
19.5%AAB or better
90.4%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2468C+ (33.6)-0.20
2022/2351B- (36.7)—
2021/2248B- (35.7)—
2018/1943C (30.8)+0.16
2017/1845B- (35.4)+0.23
2016/1737D+ (24)-0.07
2015/1630C (29.5)+0.24

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University64.9−10.1
Further education2.6+0.5
Apprenticeship7.8+3.6
Employment18.2+5.7
Not in a lasting destination5.2−1.1
Activity not captured1.3—

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 11 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Wilsthorpe School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
10 May 2023
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2016

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 112935), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jan 2020Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingMet

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112935)

  • Nov 2014Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112935)

What parents said

82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (282 replies, to 1 April 2024).

Recommend
82%
Replies
282
24% · 1 Apr 2024
Child is happy at school▼79% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼84% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼75% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●85% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▼84% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼73% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing●86% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼86% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼69% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼71% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 77% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●49% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 41% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼63% agreeEngland 67%

based on 82 parents (29%) with SEND

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