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Whitwell Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Southfield Lane, Whitwell, Worksop S80 4NR · whitwellprimary.co.uk · 01909 720251
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 37%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Derbyshire 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 257
- 84% of 306 places
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 39.4%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 19 families put the school first and 20 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 37% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Derbyshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼37% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Whitwell Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 December 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Dec 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Dec 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jul 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (39 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 39
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied