Welbeck Primary School

About Welbeck Primary School

Welbeck Primary School sits within Nottingham local authority, where it ranks 5th out of 72 primary schools on the key stage 2 expected standard measure — comfortably inside the top 10% of its LA. The three schools above it are St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Edna G. Olds Academy and South Wilford Endowed CofE Primary School, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. Edna G. Olds Academy, just 1.6 km away, is also the nearest Outstanding-rated school to Welbeck. The school itself is rated Good overall by Ofsted following its most recent graded inspection in 2022, but the detail is more nuanced: inspectors judged behaviour and attitudes, personal development and leadership and management all Outstanding, while quality of education was rated Good. Early years provision was also rated Outstanding. This means the school has held a Good or better rating across both its recent inspections, having been Outstanding in its previous 2008 inspection.

Academically, Welbeck performs well above the Nottingham LA average. At key stage 2 in 2023/24, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a local authority average of 60%. The school’s ranking score of 81 places it in the top 10% nationally and the top 8% in the East Midlands. Looking at individual subjects, 95% of pupils met the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths, while 83% did so in writing. At the higher standard, 57% achieved in reading, 45% in maths and 21% in writing. Average scaled scores were 110 in reading and 108 in maths. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points, but the raw attainment figures are strong for a school where 40.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals.

Welbeck is a three-form entry primary with a nursery, and it is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 there were 100 applications for 45 places, with 52 first-preference applications and 44 first-preference offers — an oversubscription ratio of 2.22. The school’s facilities include a Forest School, outdoor playground, sensory room, art studios and a chapel. Sports on offer include rounders, gymnastics, netball and athletics, and clubs include eco club, book club, drama and choir. SEND provision covers moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, visual impairment, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulty or disability. This is a school that suits families looking for strong academic outcomes in a diverse, inclusive setting, particularly those who value the Outstanding-rated early years provision and the range of enrichment activities.

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