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Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Nottingham

Querneby Road, Nottingham, NG3 5HS

Website 01159150045

60

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Standards maintained

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.3%

15.5% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

414

Capacity used

Has space

90%

459 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

43 of 43 families who put it first got an offer

45

Places offered

68

Total applications

1.5

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference4343● 100%
2nd preference72● 29%
3rd preference100● 0%
4th preference80● 0%
Total684566%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Nottingham lets families list 4 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Emma Beardah
Address
Querneby Road, Mapperley, Nottingham, NG3 5HS
Phone
01159150045
Local authority
Nottingham
Ward / constituency
Mapperley · Nottingham East
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
122456

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals31%——
English as additional language31%——
SEN support13%——
56% boys (231)44% girls (183)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

414 pupils · 459 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    21 November 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    Standards maintained
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 375 pupils

Attendance

94.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.7%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

15.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.1%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

10%
20/21
24%
21/22
19%
22/23
19%
23/24
15%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths60%——
Higher standard5%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard61%
-1% vs England
Higher standard6%
-2% vs England

Reading

Expected standard75%
+0% vs England
Higher standard39%
+6% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard73%
+1% vs England
Greater depth10%
-3% vs England

Maths

Expected standard69%
-5% vs England
Higher standard14%
-12% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard65%
-8% vs England
Higher standard24%
-6% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Science

Expected standard98%
+16% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

642019572023602024612025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)61%61%
Higher standard6%8%

House prices near the school

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Nottingham council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.