Westwood Infant and Nursery School

About Westwood Infant and Nursery School

Westwood Infant and Nursery School serves children from age 2 to 7 in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, and its headline metrics paint a picture of a small school performing solidly within its local authority context. The school holds a Good Ofsted rating, which it has maintained across its two most recent inspections, including the most recent graded inspection in 2023. With 63 pupils on roll against a capacity of 70, it is nearly full but not oversubscribed in terms of raw numbers. However, the admissions data for 2025/26 tells a different story: the school received 22 applications for just 11 places, with all 11 first-preference applicants offered a spot, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.0. This suggests strong local demand, particularly from families who name it as their first choice. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 21.2%, which is above the national average for primary schools, indicating a catchment with above-average levels of disadvantage. The school does not publish Key Stage 2 results because its pupils leave at age 7, so direct comparison with the LA average of 61% achieving the expected standard in reading, writing and maths is not possible. Instead, the school’s performance is best judged through its Ofsted inspection, which rated every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — as Good.

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