Howitt Primary Community School

State-Funded School

howitt-primary-community-school-derbyshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyshireLocal Authority

Amber ValleyConstituency

DE75 7FSPostcode

7.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Howitt Primary Community School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Derbyshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 350 pupils. Howitt Primary Community School is part of EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 73%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

350

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

45%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 350
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Sept 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
13 Oct 2016	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.