Whaley Thorns Primary School

State-Funded School

whaley-thorns-primary-school-derbyshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyshireLocal Authority

BolsoverConstituency

NG20 9HBPostcode

5.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Whaley Thorns Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Derbyshire, East Midlands.

It currently serves 118 pupils. Whaley Thorns Primary School is part of T.E.A.M EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 65%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

95%

Black

Mixed

Pupils

118

Total Pupils

45%Boys

55%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

53%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 118
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: T.E.A.M EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
3 Dec 2024	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
22 Jan 2020	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	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.