Alderman White School
Academy converter · 768 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.6
Academy sponsor led
Meden School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,054of 1,356 places
- Free school meals
- 40.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 191
- Ofsted
- Good, 27 June 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Meden School and Technology College (URN 122845, until 31 August 2012).
What the data says
Of the 167 pupils who finished Year 11 at Meden School in 2023, 22% stayed on in Meden School’s own sixth form (Nottinghamshire average 36%), 54% went to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 20 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 65% went to university (Nottinghamshire 40%, England 37%), and 18% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
11% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
Design and Technology is unusually popular at GCSE: 30% of the year group took it, against 11% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Nottinghamshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Meden School | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 167 | 8,955 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 84% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 77% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 22% | 36% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 4% | 13% |
| — further education college | 54% | 42% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 11% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Meden School | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 20 | 5,147 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 84% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 65% | 40% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 4% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 10% | 10% | 7% |
| Employment | 20% | 29% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 13% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Meden School | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 44.0 | 46.8 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 68% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 15% | 39% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.66 | 4.15 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 36% | 24% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 33.3 | 33.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 49.9 | 50.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 7% | 10% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 192 | 100% | 89% | 12% | 20% | 60% |
| Mathematics | 192 | 100% | 88% | 15% | 22% | 68% |
| English Literature | 187 | 98% | 86% | 11% | 21% | 60% |
| Combined Science | 123 | 64% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 44% |
| History | 107 | 56% | 41% | 21% | 26% | 57% |
| Geography | 79 | 41% | 41% | 16% | 25% | 53% |
| Biology | 66 | 35% | 23% | 26% | 45% | 88% |
| Physics | 65 | 34% | 23% | 34% | 46% | 89% |
| Chemistry | 65 | 34% | 23% | 29% | 47% | 92% |
| Design and Technology | 58 | 30% | 11% | 3% | 23% | 47% |
| Spanish | 39 | 20% | 19% | 31% | 27% | 72% |
| Computer Science | 15 | 8% | 13% | 13% | 30% | 53% |
| Religious Studies | 13 | 7% | 31% | 38% | 32% | 100% |
| Chinese | 3 | 2% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Statistics | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| French | 1 | 1% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports / Movement Science | 61 | 100% | — |
| Health Studies | 53 | 100% | — |
| Small Business Management | 50 | 100% | — |
| Multimedia | 41 | 100% | — |
| Engineering Studies | 41 | 100% | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 37 | 100% | — |
| Art and Design | 35 | 95% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 16 | 43% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 10 | 27% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Meden School | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 74 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 37 | 3,226 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 29.01 | 34.65 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 20 | 54% | 31% |
| Psychology | 17 | 46% | 23% |
| Geography | 12 | 32% | 10% |
| Chemistry | 10 | 27% | 17% |
| Physics | 8 | 22% | 12% |
| Sociology | 7 | 19% | 13% |
| Biology | 6 | 16% | 20% |
| History | 6 | 16% | 13% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
| Business Studies | — | — | 13% |
| English Literature | — | — | 11% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | 7 | 19% | — |
| Art and Design | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Geography | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Geography | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.