Wilsthorpe School, Nottingham

In 2026, pupils at Wilsthorpe School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.2 in Derbyshire and 47 across England.

49% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Derbyshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 50.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.27: 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 41, against 52.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Statistics and History.

For September 2026 entry, 271 families put Wilsthorpe School as their first choice and 487 named it as one of their preferences, for 204 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 70 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Wilsthorpe School are The Long Eaton School (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 41.3); Friesland School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46); George Spencer Academy (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.6); and Chilwell School (2.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.3).

Wilsthorpe School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Wilsthorpe School is one of 10 schools run by The Two Counties Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.7 in 2024/25.

Of the 207 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 81% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 34% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 77 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 65% went on to university or other higher education, 8% to apprenticeships and 18% into work. 28% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

7.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (82%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 97 pupils (7.8%) received SEN support and 44 (3.6%) 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 autism.

The nearest railway station is Long Eaton Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wilsthorpe School (adjacent), 80 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 187 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Wilsthorpe School issued 211 suspensions, 17.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Wilsthorpe School are Harrington Junior School (under 0.1 miles), English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.1 miles), Parklands Infant and Nursery School (0.1 miles) and Longmoor Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.