Alderman White School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Nottinghamshire
Chilwell Lane, Nottingham, NG9 3DU
75
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
71%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.6%
16.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
768
Capacity used
Over capacity106%
725 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
71%
1st preference success rate
144 of 203 families who put it first got an offer
146
Places offered
553
Total applications
3.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 203 | 144 | ● 71% |
| 2nd preference | 207 | 2 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 114 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 29 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 553 | 146 | 26% |
1st preference success by year
Nottinghamshire lets families list 4 preferences. 34 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Annwen Mellors
- Address
- Chilwell Lane, Bramcote, Nottingham, NG9 3DU
- Phone
- 01159170424
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Ward / constituency
- Chilwell West · Broxtowe
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138832
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 25% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 13% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE WHITE HILLS PARK TRUST LTD
768 pupils · 725 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
08 June 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 771 pupils
Attendance
93.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 52.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.45 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.78 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 53.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 60% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 45.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.87 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 150 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.28 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 13.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 49 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 148 | 29% | 67% | 80% | |
| English Language | 148 | 30% | 67% | 75% | |
| English Literature | 140 | 33% | 69% | 77% | |
| Combined Science | 100 | 20% | 50% | 68% | |
| Geography | 71 | 35% | 55% | 61% | |
| Art and Design | 55 | 15% | 36% | 56% | |
| French | 54 | 52% | 78% | 83% | |
| Biology | 43 | 77% | 98% | 98% | |
| Physics | 43 | 86% | 98% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 43 | 74% | 98% | 98% | |
| Religious Studies | 37 | 76% | 89% | 89% | |
| History | 33 | 55% | 70% | 76% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Nottinghamshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.