The West Bridgford School

The West Bridgford School has been rated as outstanding overall, demonstrating exemplary performance across various domains, particularly in the quality of education and leadership. The school has maintained its outstanding status since its last inspection in 2011, indicating a strong commitment to excellence that has successfully continued despite the challenges posed by recent events, including the COVID-19 pandemic. The school's ambitious curriculum places a focus on the English Baccalaureate, which has resulted in exceptional outcomes for students, including those with special educational needs and disadvantaged pupils. Despite mostly high standards, the school's behaviour and attitudes are marked as good, with some improvement needed in managing a minority of students who struggle to consistently meet behaviour expectations. However, mechanisms are in place to support these pupils. The leadership has also ensured a robust environment for personal development, with extensive opportunities for students to grow into responsible and articulate individuals, particularly in the sixth form, where teaching and learning are exceptional. Overall, the trust's involvement and commitment contribute positively to the school's sustained achievements.

Strengths

• High expectations and ambitious education for all pupils.
• Exceptionally strong support for pupils with SEND.
• Outstanding leadership and management across the school.
• Exceptional sixth-form provision with high-quality teaching.
• A rich variety of personal development opportunities for students.
• Very effective safeguarding measures in place.

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 The West Bridgford School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 9.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

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, 1.9% of pupils at The West Bridgford School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were 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 The West Bridgford School had 17.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

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, 4.2% of pupils at The West Bridgford School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 0.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The West Bridgford School received £7,632 and spent £7,638 for each of its 1,780 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,240,000 (£696 per pupil).

Across all 23 schools of East Midlands Education Trust, income was £7,496 and spending £7,400 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Nottingham · Nottinghamshire local authority: places and applications

The West Bridgford School is part of East Midlands Education Trust, which runs 23 schools. The nearest others:

• The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form Nottingham
• Mornington Primary School Nottingham
• Larkfields Infant School Nottingham
• Kimberley Primary School Nottingham
• The Kimberley School Nottingham
• Hollywell Primary School Nottingham
• Awsworth Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Gilthill Primary School Nottingham
• Castle Donington College Derby
• Limehurst Academy Loughborough

What is The West Bridgford School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The West Bridgford School is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was The West Bridgford School last inspected by Ofsted?

The West Bridgford School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does The West Bridgford School have?

The West Bridgford School has 1,809 pupils on roll.

What age range does The West Bridgford School cover?

The West Bridgford School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are The West Bridgford School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 61.4, and 77% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The West Bridgford School?

The West Bridgford School is at Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG2 7FA.