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Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School

URN
137425
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School
URN
137425
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

82 / 100

Excellent

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

75

Inspection

95

Admissions Value

84

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#9 of 61 schools in Nottingham

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Strongly Recommended

This school combines strong academic outcomes with a positive inspection profile.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
  • Admissions warnings

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

School Compass Parent Report

Your decision briefing for Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

What Admissions Advantage can and cannot tell you

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

Cannot tell you

  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
18 May 2022
Inspection date
22 March 2022
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Outstanding

    Graded 18 May 2022

  • Quality of education

    Outstanding

    Graded 18 May 2022

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Outstanding

    Graded 18 May 2022

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 18 May 2022

  • Leadership and management

    Outstanding

    Graded 18 May 2022

  • Early years

    Outstanding

    Graded 18 May 2022

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
18 May 202222 March 2022S5 InspectionOutstandingView report for inspection published 18 May 2022
  • Outstanding

    Published
    18 May 2022
    Inspected
    22 March 2022
    Type
    S5 Inspection
    Report
    View report

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

30

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

49

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

30

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.63×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Offer rate

61.2%

Offers as a share of applications

First preference offers: 30

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Nottingham
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Nottingham)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
brwacademy.com

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Nottingham to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

94.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

78.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

84.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

75.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Writing progress

Not published

Maths progress

Maths progress

Not published

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

Location

NG11 9BH - Listowel Crescent, Clifton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Contact details

Address
Listowel Crescent, Clifton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Postcode
NG11 9BH
Phone
1159152392
Website
brwacademy.com
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Nottingham
Local authority code
892

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 298 schools in Nottingham.

Authority statistics

Total schools

298

Open schools

118

Closed schools

179

Primary schools

181

Secondary schools

49

Special schools

0

Phase distribution

  • Primary181 (61.8%)
  • Secondary49 (16.7%)
  • Special0 (0.0%)
  • Other63 (21.5%)

Nearby schools

School nameDistancePhaseStatus
Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School0 mPrimaryClosed
Milford Primary School98 mPrimaryClosed
The Milford Academy98 mPrimaryOpen
Fairham Community College509 mSecondaryClosed
Whitegate Primary and Nursery School546 mPrimaryOpen
Whitegate Primary and Nursery School546 mPrimaryClosed
Whitegate Infant School546 mPrimaryClosed
Whitegate Junior School546 mPrimaryClosed
Highbank Primary and Nursery School622 mPrimaryClosed
Highbank Primary and Nursery School622 mPrimaryOpen
  • Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School
    Distance
    0 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Milford Primary School
    Distance
    98 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • The Milford Academy
    Distance
    98 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Fairham Community College
    Distance
    509 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Whitegate Primary and Nursery School
    Distance
    546 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Whitegate Primary and Nursery School
    Distance
    546 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Whitegate Infant School
    Distance
    546 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Whitegate Junior School
    Distance
    546 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Highbank Primary and Nursery School
    Distance
    622 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Highbank Primary and Nursery School
    Distance
    622 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open

Similar schools

Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Nottingham)

School namePhasePostcodeStatus
Ambleside Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimaryNG8 5PNClosed
Ambleside Primary SchoolPrimaryNG8 5PNClosed
Ambleside Primary SchoolPrimaryNG8 5PNClosed
Ambleside Primary SchoolPrimaryNG8 5PNOpen
Arkwright Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimaryNG2 2JEClosed
  • Ambleside Infant and Nursery School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    NG8 5PN
    Status
    Closed
  • Ambleside Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    NG8 5PN
    Status
    Closed
  • Ambleside Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    NG8 5PN
    Status
    Closed
  • Ambleside Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    NG8 5PN
    Status
    Open
  • Arkwright Primary and Nursery School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    NG2 2JE
    Status
    Closed

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.