Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)
Bracknell Crescent, Whitemoor Estate, Nottingham, NG8 5FF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASPIRE MULTI - ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Rob Lord
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Aspire Multi - Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Nottingham North and Kimberley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 385
- URN
- 138663
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159786351
About this school
Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) is a primary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 385 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 60 | 56 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 61% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 71% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 68% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 61% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) 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 | 43% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 433 |
| 2023/24 | 425 |
| 2024/25 | 418 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) compares
Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) ranked 64th of 75 primary schools in Nottingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 7% | 33% | 385 | — |
| Old Basford School | 57% | 5.8% | 30.9% | 447 | 0.4 miles |
| Djanogly Northgate Academy | 67% | 7.7% | 45.8% | 321 | 0.5 miles |
| Heathfield Primary and Nursery School | 46% | 6.4% | 36.9% | 704 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 80% | 3.2% | 30.5% | 234 | 0.6 miles |
| Scotholme Primary and Nursery School | 69% | 6.1% | 34.8% | 461 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
- 23 November 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report25 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.99%
- English as an additional language
- 38.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.99%
- Persistent absence
- 20.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Old Basford School0.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Djanogly Northgate Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Heathfield Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Scotholme Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) ranks 173rd 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 year groups does Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) teach?
- Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)?
- The headteacher of Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) is Headteacher Rob Lord, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery), and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)?
- Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) has 385 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) full?
- Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) has capacity for 480 pupils and 385 on roll (80%), so it has space against 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 Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) a faith school?
- No. Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) has no designated religious character.
- Does Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)?
- Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) is part of ASPIRE MULTI - ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) have?
- The schools register lists Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)'s special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)'s results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 49% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) rank locally?
- Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) ranked 64th of 75 primary schools in Nottingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)'s absence rate?
- Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)'s overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)'s exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)'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 7 July 2026.