Alderman White School, Nottingham

Ofsted's report card from its 14 July 2026 inspection grades Alderman White School on 6 areas: 2 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders work hard to ensure that every pupil feels like they belong to the school community."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have established a comprehensive and suitable personal, social, health and economic curriculum for pupils."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils' attainment in external examinations is above national averages in many subjects."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "In general, pupils attend well."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders provide pupils with a broad and well-balanced curriculum that meets their needs well."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders are passionate about the ethos of opportunity for all that they have established at the school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that pupil absence reduces further so that pupils are in school to benefit from the inclusive practices that support pupils to achieve well"; "Leaders should continue their work to embed effective teaching practice, including the effectiveness of checking pupils' understanding so that pupils consistently make secure progress through the curriculum".

In its own words: "First and foremost, our school is a community. Our actions affect others within our community, and their actions affect us. We encourage and expect our students to be positive and proactive members of our school community, enabling everyone within that community to progress, develop and achieve."

In 2026, pupils at Alderman White School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 53.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.6 in Nottinghamshire and 47 across England.

64% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Nottinghamshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 53.6.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.45: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 35.9, against 59.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 23.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 185 families put Alderman White School as their first choice and 581 named it as one of their preferences, for 149 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 43 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Alderman White School are Bramcote College (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.7); Chilwell School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.3); George Spencer Academy (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.6); and Fernwood School (1.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 54.6).

Alderman White School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Alderman White School is one of 9 schools run by The White Hills Park Trust Ltd, an academy trust.

Of the 154 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 34% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

11.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (69%), Mixed (9%) and Asian (7%).

In 2026, 105 pupils (13.7%) received SEN support and 20 (2.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Sandby Court, about 760 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Alderman White School (outside), 80 metres away.

In 2024/25, Alderman White School issued 54 suspensions, 7.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Alderman White School are Sunnyside Spencer Academy (0.4 miles), Bramcote CofE Primary School (0.5 miles), Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School (0.6 miles) and Eskdale Junior School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.