Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School

Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School has shown effective action in maintaining its standards since the last inspection. The school fosters a positive learning environment where high expectations for behavior and conduct help students thrive. Pupils engage actively in their learning and enjoy various opportunities that promote creativity and problem-solving. Staff support families and swiftly identify the needs of students, which contributes to pupils being ready to learn. However, despite these strengths, there are areas that need attention, particularly in pupils' oracy and communication skills.

Strengths

• High expectations for behavior and conduct are maintained.
• Pupils enjoy exploring and learning through curated resources.
• Strong relationships are built between staff and families.
• Effective support for students with SEND through tailored provisions.
• Personal development provision teaches pupils about healthy relationships.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checking of pupils' understanding of key vocabulary.
• Some pupils struggle to verbally express their understanding of the curriculum.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School had 20.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 20.0% of pupils at Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School received £7,630 and spent £7,919 for each of its 402 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £8,000 (£19 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School is Good, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School last inspected by Ofsted?

Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School have?

Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School has 414 pupils on roll.

What age range does Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School cover?

Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School?

Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School is at Querneby Road, Mapperley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG3 5HS.