The DCFS has recently confirmed that Alderman White School & Language College, part of the White Hills Federation of schools, has achieved one of the highest CVA scores in the county. This score measures the progress that students make from the time they start at the school to the time they leave. The high score of 1018 puts Alderman White among the top 5 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire. Helen Redford, Head of School at Alderman White comments that “as a small school, we feel we can offer our students a greater level of care and support.
Being part of the White Hills Park Federation of schools, we are also in a position to offer students a wider range of subjects in Key-Stage 4 .The federation sixth-form, Bramcote College, also has one of the highest CVA in the Broxtowe area indicating that our sixth-form students make very good progress”. Alderman White is also playing a lead-role locally in the introduction of the new manufacturing diploma. Last year the school received an ‘outstanding’ from OFSTED for its languages specialism, extended school provision and work with the wider community. The school is one of a few schools in the county where all Key Stage 4 students learn a foreign language and are therefore well-equipped for a more global future. The community-learning programme ranges from Martial Arts classes for primary pupils to ICT courses for adult learners, Mandarin classes for adult-learners and Family Italian.