Welbeck Primary School
Kinglake Place, Meadows, Nottingham, NG2 1NT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Gittins
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Nottingham South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 352
- URN
- 122480
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159153890
About this school
Welbeck Primary School is a community primary school in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 352 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Welbeck Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 42 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 89% | 81% | 84% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 19% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 95% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 93% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 93% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 108.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Welbeck Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Nottingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 89% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 84% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 360 |
| 2023/24 | 348 |
| 2024/25 | 357 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Welbeck Primary School compares
Welbeck Primary School ranked 4th of 75 primary schools in Nottingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 84% | 3.7% | 42.4% | 352 | — |
| Greenfields Community School | 62% | 6.7% | 41.9% | 235 | 0.4 miles |
| Victoria Primary School | 53% | 6.4% | 48.6% | 289 | 0.5 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 63% | 5% | 33% | 196 | 0.7 miles |
| William Booth Primary and Nursery School | 54% | 4.6% | 51.4% | 220 | 0.9 miles |
| South Wilford Endowed CofE Primary School | 80% | 4.7% | 15.3% | 365 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.44%
- English as an additional language
- 65.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.74%
- Persistent absence
- 5.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greenfields Community School0.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Victoria Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
William Booth Primary and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
South Wilford Endowed CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Welbeck Primary School ranks 11th of the 189 ranked primary schools in Nottingham.
- Abbey Gates Primary School Primary
- Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery Primary
- Abbey Road Primary School Primary
- Albany Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Albany Junior School Primary
- Aldercar Infant School Primary
- Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School Primary
- All Hallows CofE Primary School Primary
- Ambleside Primary School Primary
- Annesley Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Primary
- Arnbrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Welbeck Primary School teach?
- Welbeck Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Welbeck Primary School?
- The headteacher of Welbeck Primary School is Mrs Rebecca Gittins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Welbeck Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Welbeck Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Welbeck Primary School?
- Welbeck Primary School has 352 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Welbeck Primary School full?
- Welbeck Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 352 on roll (112%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Welbeck Primary School a faith school?
- No. Welbeck Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Welbeck Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Welbeck Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Welbeck Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 89% in 2022/23 and 84% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Welbeck Primary School compare with other schools in Nottingham?
- Welbeck Primary School ranked 4th of 75 primary schools in Nottingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Welbeck Primary School's absence rate?
- Welbeck Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Welbeck Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Welbeck Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.