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Whittington Green School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
High Street, Old Whittington, Chesterfield S41 9LG · wgs.derbyshire.sch.uk · 01246 450825
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Derbyshire 45, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 682
- 85% of 800 places
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 45.8%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 122 families put the school first and 125 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 125 | 122 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 121 | 112 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 120 | 115 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 122 | 93 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 132 | 88 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.8, and 31.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Derbyshire it was 45, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼52.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼13.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.38 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 11.2 | −7.1 |
| Further education | 60.2 | −3.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.2 | +5.4 |
| Employment | 1 | −1.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14.3 | +4.4 |
| Activity not captured | 5.1 | +2.3 |
Ofsted
Whittington Green School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 8 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jan 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Oct 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jan 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (35 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 35
- 7% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (46%) with SEND