Wollaton Vale

Summary

Wollaton Vale (E02002897) is part of Nottingham local authority (view on map). Wollaton Vale has an approximate population of 8,000 people, of which 20% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Wollaton Vale neighbours Bilborough South, Bramcote, Beeston North, and Lenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park.

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  • 9% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 2% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Wollaton Vale is the least deprived area in Nottingham (out of 37) with 18% of children living in low-income families, compared to 55% across Nottingham and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Wollaton Vale, 13% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 41% in Nottingham and 27% nationally.


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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Wollaton Vale % in Nottingham % in England
Eligible for free school meals 13% 41% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 87% 59% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Wollaton Vale, 11% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 18% in Nottingham, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

9% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England . In addition, 2% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Wollaton Vale % in Nottingham % in England
No special educational needs 89% 82% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 9% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 2% 3% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Wollaton Vale, 51% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 58% in Nottingham, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.


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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Wollaton Vale % in Nottingham % in England
White 46% 42% 67%
Asian 29% 22% 14%
Black 6% 16% 7%
Mixed 11% 14% 7%
Other 4% 4% 3%
Not known 3% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Wollaton Vale with English as an additional language is 32%, compared with 39% in Nottingham, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.


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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Wollaton Vale % in Nottingham % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 32% 39% 22%
Known or believed to be English 68% 61% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Wollaton Vale has 10 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Wollaton Vale
All childcare providers 10
Childminders 6
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 4

In Wollaton Vale, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Children's welfare and well-being: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Wollaton Vale. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 1 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0

Full day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Sessional day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Out-of-school day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Other childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

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State-funded schools

Wollaton Vale has 2 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Wollaton Vale
All state-funded schools 2
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 1
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Wollaton Vale since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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