Wilsthorpe School

Wilsthorpe School at a glance

Located in Nottingham, Derbyshire, Wilsthorpe School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 1,229 pupils aged 11 to 18. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 50.5 — above the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 1.8 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 27% of secondary schools nationally.

56% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. 77% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Wilsthorpe School is oversubscribed: about 7 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 271 first choices for 204 places. After Year 11, 88% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 8.3%. There are about 18.8 pupils per teacher. Wilsthorpe School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.