Bestwood Village School
Bestwood Village School is an independent special school in Nottingham for boys and girls aged 7 to 16. It has 33 pupils and room for 36.
School Walk, Bestwood Village, Nottingham, NG6 8UU0115 856 1799bestwoodvillageschool.co.ukMr Alistair Worth headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2024: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Nottinghamshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 33 | 18 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne Primary and Nursery School | Academy | 110 m | 216 | Not inspected | 77 | Compare |
| Broomhill Junior School | Council | 0.8 miles | 276 | Good 2022 | 55 | Compare |
| Butler's Hill Infant and Nursery School | Council | 0.9 miles | 238 | Good 2023 | 59 | Compare |
| Warren Primary Academy | Academy | 1.0 miles | 204 | Good 2022 | 55 | Compare |
| Springfield Academy | Academy | 1.0 miles | 212 | Report card 2026 | 12 | Compare |
| The Oakwood Academy | Academy | 1.0 miles | 737 | Good 2023 | 22 | Compare |
| Rise Park Primary and Nursery School | Council | 1.1 miles | 458 | Report card 2026 | 52 | Compare |
| Park Vale Academy | Academy | 1.1 miles | 880 | Good 2024 | 44 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Bestwood Village School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Bestwood Village School yet.
How many pupils does Bestwood Village School have?
33 pupils aged 7 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 36 places, so it is 92% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- School Walk, Bestwood Village, Nottingham, NG6 8UU
- Telephone
- 0115 856 1799
- Website
- www.bestwoodvillageschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Alistair Worth
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 7-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Ward
- Bestwood St Albans
- Constituency
- Gedling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 13 August 2024
- URN
- 150914 · LAESTAB 8916050 · UKPRN 10100105
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.