St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School

About St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School

St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School in Gedling holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2025, but the detail beneath that headline tells a more nuanced story. Inspectors judged both early years provision and personal development to be Outstanding, while quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management were all rated Good. On the key academic metric for primary schools, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined in the 2023/24 KS2 assessments. That figure sits just below the Nottinghamshire local authority average of 61%, and places the school 22nd out of 32 primary schools in Gedling. Nationally, it ranks in the 57th percentile among 13,686 schools. The school's average scores in reading and maths both sit at 105, exactly in line with the national expectation, though only 3% of pupils reached the higher standard across all three subjects.

The parent view data, collected between September 2024 and September 2025, reveals a community that is broadly positive but not without reservations. 90% of the 67 respondents would recommend the school. Strong agreement was highest on children feeling safe (78% strongly agree) and on happiness (69% strongly agree). However, the SEND support question stands out: only 20% strongly agreed that the school gives SEND children the support they need, while 30% disagreed and 10% strongly disagreed. This is worth noting given the school's wide range of identified SEND provisions, which include support for autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language communication needs, and social, emotional and mental health difficulties. The school's facilities are solid for a primary of its size, with a library, music rooms, a sensory room, playing fields, art studios, a sports hall, an ICT suite, a gymnasium and a chapel.

St Wilfrid's is a Church of England primary school with 208 pupils on roll, just shy of its capacity of 210. It is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 83 applications for 30 places, with 41 first-preference applications and 30 offers made. That oversubscription ratio of 2.77 suggests strong local demand. The school offers a range of clubs including book club, coding, art club and eco club, and sports provision covers cross country, cricket, swimming, tennis, football, netball and rounders. For families weighing up alternatives, the nearest Outstanding-rated school is Pinewood Infant and Nursery School, 3.6 km away. St Wilfrid's will suit parents who value a school with strong personal development and early years provision, who are comfortable with its Good-but-not-top-tier academic profile, and who are willing to engage actively on SEND support if needed.

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