Wilsthorpe School
Wilsthorpe School is an academy converter in Nottingham for pupils aged 11 to 18. It has 1,236 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Wilsthorpe School is Good, from an inspection in November 2016 of its predecessor, Wilsthorpe Community School. In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 49.3, and 49% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.
Ofsted inspection: June 2023. GCSE results: 2026. A-level results: 2025.
| Type | Secondary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 11-18 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Derby Road Long Eaton Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG10 4WT |
| Phone | 01159729421 |
| Reference Number | 146451 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 1236 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 52.75%
Girls: 47.25% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 31% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 7.4% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 22 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 129 | 90 | 219 |
| 8 | 118 | 98 | 216 |
| 9 | 102 | 106 | 208 |
| 10 | 104 | 107 | 211 |
| 11 | 115 | 93 | 208 |
| 12 | 41 | 44 | 85 |
| 13 | 43 | 46 | 89 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 81.8% |
| White, Other | 3.4% |
| Indian | 2.5% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 2.3% |
| Chinese | 2.2% |
| Asian, Other | 1.3% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.2% |
| White & Asian | 1% |
| African | 0.8% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.7% |
| Pakistani | 0.6% |
| Irish | 0.3% |
| Caribbean | 0.3% |
| Unclassified | 0.1% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Wilsthorpe Community School, inspected in November 2016.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 10 May 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 10 May 2023 | School inspection |
| 21 Jan 2020 | Monitoring visit |
| 07 Dec 2018 | Academy conversion letter |
| 22 Nov 2016 | Full inspection: |
| Previously as Wilsthorpe Community School | |
| 23 Mar 2015 | Monitoring visit |
| 27 Nov 2014 | Full inspection: |
| 21 May 2013 | Monitoring visit |
| 05 Mar 2013 | Full inspection: |
| 21 Jun 2011 | Curriculum and development visit |
| 10 Feb 2010 | Full inspection: |
| 04 Oct 2006 | Full inspection: |
| 01 Oct 2001 | Full inspection |
Attainment 8 Score
Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:
- English
- Maths
- 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
- 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education
Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.
| School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|
| 49.3 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
GCSE Results
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) | 66.3% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Attainment 8 Score
Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:
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| Points | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Points | 34.69 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Average Points (best 3) | 35.77 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Grades
| School | Local | Nationwide | |
| Average Grade | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Average Grade (best 3) | B- | C+ | C+ |
| Percentage | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students getting AAB or better | 19.5% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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| Second Preference | 186 | 3 |
| Third Preference | 30 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 12 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Wilsthorpe School had 1,223 pupils for 1,250 places. 27 places (2.2%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Year 7 intake in the “Secondary Long Eaton” planning area
Derbyshire counted 628 Year 7 pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 522 in 2031–32, down 17%.
| 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 1,250 | 1,250 | 1,250 | 1,250 | 1,250 | 1,250 |
| Pupils | 962 | 1,100 | 1,139 | 1,189 | 1,193 | 1,223 |
| Unfilled | 23.0% | 12.0% | 8.9% | 4.9% | 4.6% | 2.2% |
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.
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In 2024–25 pupils at Wilsthorpe School attended 92.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 17.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.5% | 3.0% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.6% | 5.0% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.4% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 2.1% |
| Severely absent pupils | 1.0% | 1.1% | 2.5% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
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, 7.0% of pupils at Wilsthorpe School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 15.2 | 12.8 | 17.2 |
| Permanent exclusions | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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 Wilsthorpe School had 19.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 13.0 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 2.9% | 13.7% | 5.7% | 7.2% | 5.8% | 6.1% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – | 42.4% | 83.8% | 79.5% | 73.3% | 66.2% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – | 1.3 | 8.1 | 4.2 | 8.8 | 5.8 | – |
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, 7.8% of pupils at Wilsthorpe School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 22 | 23 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 24 | 12 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 32 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 4 | 5 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 5 | 1 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 3 | 1 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 2 | 1 |
| Vision impairment | 3 | 0 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 0 |
| Severe learning difficulty | 0 | 1 |
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 Wilsthorpe School received £7,587 and spent £7,327 for each of its 1,231 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £861,000 (£699 per pupil).
Across all 10 schools of The Two Counties Trust, income was £8,024 and spending £7,827 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £195,000 | £287,000 | £574,000 | £589,000 | £861,000 | £861,000 |
| per pupil | £187 | £261 | £504 | £494 | £712 | £699 |
| In-year balance | £3,000 | £271,000 | £232,000 | -£13,000 | £227,000 | £320,000 |
| per pupil | £3 | £247 | £204 | -£11 | £188 | £260 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
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Harrington Junior School
Derby Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 4BJ |
0.08 miles |
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English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy
Bracken Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG10 4DA |
0.12 miles |
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Parklands Infant and Nursery School
Derby Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG10 4BJ |
0.13 miles |
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Longmoor Primary School
Newstead Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG10 4JG |
0.67 miles |
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Dovedale Primary School
Dovedale Avenue, Long Eaton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG10 3HU |
0.92 miles |
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Brooklands Primary School
44 St. Johns Street, Long Eaton, St Johns Street, Nottingham, NG10 1BW |
1.07 miles |
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Firfield Primary School
Firfield Avenue, Breaston, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 3EG |
1.09 miles |
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St Laurence CofE Primary School
Collingwood Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG10 1DR |
1.17 miles |
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Bispham Spencer Academy
Bispham Drive, Toton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 6GJ |
1.17 miles |
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Toton Banks Road Infant and Nursery School
Banks Road Toton, Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 6HE |
1.28 miles |
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Risley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary School
Derby Road, Risley, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 3SU |
1.34 miles |
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Grange Primary School
Station Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG10 2DU |
1.37 miles |
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Ladycross Infant School
Victoria Road, Sandiacre, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG10 5JD |
1.42 miles |
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Sawley Infant and Nursery School
Wilmot Street, Sawley, Long Eaton, Nottingham, Derbyshire, NG10 3DQ |
1.43 miles |
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Sawley Junior School
Wilmot Street, Sawley, Long Eaton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG10 3DQ |
1.43 miles |
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William Lilley Infant and Nursery School
Halls Road, Stapleford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 7FS |
1.61 miles |
|
Chetwynd Spencer Academy
Chetwynd Road, Toton, Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 6FW |
1.61 miles |
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Cloudside Academy
Stanton Road, Sandiacre, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG10 5DE |
1.73 miles |
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Fairfield Spencer Academy
Toton Lane, Stapleford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 7HB |
1.75 miles |
|
Eskdale Junior School
Eskdale Drive, Chilwell, Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 5NA |
2.16 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Brackenfield Special School
Bracken Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, Derbyshire, NG10 4DA |
0.12 miles |
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Trent College
Derby Road, Nottingham, NG10 4AD |
0.26 miles |
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Meadowbrook School
Wellington Street, Long Eaton, Nottingham, Derbyshire, NG10 4HR |
0.48 miles |
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Stanton Vale School
Thoresby Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG10 3NP |
0.8 miles |
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The Long Eaton School
Thoresby Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG10 3NP |
0.81 miles |
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Spring Valley School
Spring Valley, The Old Rectory, Risley Lane, Breaston, DE72 3AU |
1.06 miles |
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Friesland School
Nursery Avenue, Sandiacre, Nottinghamshire, NG10 5AF |
1.38 miles |
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George Spencer Academy
Arthur Mee Road, Stapleford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 7EW |
1.56 miles |
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Hemlock Stone School
Campus, 3 Isaac Lane, Stapleford, NG9 8GA |
2.02 miles |
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Chilwell School
Queens Road, Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 5AL |
2.54 miles |
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Alderman White School
Chilwell Lane, Bramcote, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 3DU |
2.68 miles |
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Foxwood Academy
Derby Road, Bramcote, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 3GF |
2.95 miles |
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Bramcote College
Moor Lane, Bramcote, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 3GA |
2.98 miles |
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Fernwood School
Goodwood Road, Wollaton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 2FT |
4.28 miles |
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Kirk Hallam Community Academy
Godfrey Drive, Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 4HH |
4.37 miles |
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Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Abbot Road, Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 4HX |
4.45 miles |
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Nottingham University Samworth Academy
Bramhall Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 4HY |
4.77 miles |
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Castle Donington College
Mount Pleasant, Castle Donington, Derby, Derbyshire, DE74 2LN |
4.79 miles |
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Welden School
Whispering Trees CIC, Shardlow Road, Aston-on-Trent, Derby, DE72 2AN |
4.81 miles |
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Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy
King George Avenue, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5HS |
4.83 miles |
All schools in Nottingham · Derbyshire local authority: places and applications
Wilsthorpe School is part of The Two Counties Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:
- Friesland School Sandiacre
- Allestree Woodlands School Derby
- Selston High School Nottingham
- Swanwick Hall School Alfreton
- Frederick Gent School Alfreton
- Ashfield Comprehensive School Nottingham
- The Manor Academy Mansfield
- Springwell Community College Chesterfield
- Heritage High School Chesterfield
What is Wilsthorpe School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Wilsthorpe School is Good, from an inspection in November 2016 of its predecessor, Wilsthorpe Community School.
When was Wilsthorpe School last inspected by Ofsted?
Wilsthorpe School was last inspected in June 2023.
How many pupils does Wilsthorpe School have?
Wilsthorpe School has 1,236 pupils on roll.
What age range does Wilsthorpe School cover?
Wilsthorpe School for pupils aged 11 to 18.
What are Wilsthorpe School's GCSE results?
In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 49.3, and 49% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.
Where is Wilsthorpe School?
Wilsthorpe School is at Derby Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG10 4WT.