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New Whittington Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
London Street, New Whittington, Chesterfield S43 2AQ · learnerstrust.org · 01246 450688
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 59%
- 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
- 236
- 69% of 344 places
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 36.4%
- First language not English
- 5.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Learners' Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 21 families put the school first and 21 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 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 19 | 15 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 22 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ▼59% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112668)
Ofsted
New Whittington Community Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 16 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 16 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2020
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 112668), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2020Requires 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
Jun 2016Requires improvement
Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112668)
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (46 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 46
- 18% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied