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Woodthorpe CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Seymour Lane, Woodthorpe, Mastin Moor, Chesterfield S43 3DA · woodthorpeprimary.org.uk · 01246 472584
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Derbyshire 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 140
- 21 over 119 places · 118%
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 37.1%
- First language not English
- 3.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 15 families put the school first and 19 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 | 19 | 15 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 22 | 24 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% 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 | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▲17% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112857)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Woodthorpe CofE Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 14 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 112857), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112857)
Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112857)
Apr 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112857)
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (69 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 69
- 48% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (14%) with SEND