Westdale Junior School

Gedling · NG3 6ET

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 235 pupils, 15.3% FSM

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Westdale Junior School

General Information

Address: Westdale Lane, Mapperley, Nottingham, NG3 6ET – View on map
Phone: 01159534707
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Miss Ruth Kyle
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

235 pupils out of 240 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 36
% eligible for free school meals: 15.3%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (less mixed than the Gedling average)
English as an additional language: 3% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 30.7% a year (Gedling 15.5%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 18% moved to another school, 82% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

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Across Nottinghamshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 11 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 12 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Nottinghamshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 4.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 15.3%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 11 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 9 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Hearing impairment: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 63% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 7% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 5 percentage points below the Gedling average (68%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 61% against an expected 64%)
3-year average (expected standard): 61%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 84% · Writing 72% · Maths 72% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 84%
Average test scores: reading 108, maths 105
Based on: 57 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolGedling averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 5 percentage points below the Gedling average (68%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 23rd of 32 junior and primary schools in the area

#22All Hallows CofE Primary School65%
=23Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery School63%
=23Westdale Junior School63%
#25Ravenshead CofE Primary School58%
#26Lambley Primary School56%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Abbey Gates Primary School90%
#2Ernehale Junior School86%
=3Haddon Primary and Nursery School79%
=3Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School79%
=3Newstead Primary and Nursery School79%
#6The Carlton Junior Academy78%
#7Arnold View Primary School77%
#8Parkdale Primary School76%
=9Stanhope Primary and Nursery School75%
=9Warren Primary Academy75%
#11The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold74%
=12Coppice Farm Primary School73%
=12Porchester Junior School73%
#14Robert Mellors Primary Academy72%
=15Killisick Junior School71%
=15Mapperley Plains Primary and Nursery School71%
=15Rivendell Flying High Academy71%
=15St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School71%
#19Hawthorne Primary and Nursery School70%
#20Willow Farm Primary School68%
#21Burntstump Seely CofE Primary Academy67%
#22All Hallows CofE Primary School65%
=23Richard Bonington Primary and Nursery School63%
=23Westdale Junior School63%
#25Ravenshead CofE Primary School58%
#26Lambley Primary School56%
#27Arnbrook Primary School55%
#28The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy54%
#29Sir John Sherbrooke Junior School53%
=30Burton Joyce Primary School51%
=30Netherfield Primary School51%
#32Priory Junior School39%

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7th of 7 junior schools in Gedling for Ofsted rating

#5Sir John Sherbrooke Junior SchoolGood
#6The Carlton Junior AcademyGood
#7Westdale Junior SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Arno Vale Junior SchoolGood
#2Ernehale Junior SchoolGood
#3Killisick Junior SchoolGood
#4Priory Junior SchoolGood
#5Sir John Sherbrooke Junior SchoolGood
#6The Carlton Junior AcademyGood
#7Westdale Junior SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,336 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

7th of 8 junior schools in Gedling for spending per pupil

#5Porchester Junior School£5,949
#6Ernehale Junior School£5,575
#7Westdale Junior School£5,336
#8Arno Vale Junior School£1,975

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1The Carlton Junior Academy£9,290
#2Killisick Junior School£7,187
#3Sir John Sherbrooke Junior School£6,851
#4Priory Junior School£6,628
#5Porchester Junior School£5,949
#6Ernehale Junior School£5,575
#7Westdale Junior School£5,336
#8Arno Vale Junior School£1,975

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