Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

DerbyshireLocal Authority

High PeakConstituency

SK13 8EFPostcode

5.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Whitfield St James' CofE (VC) Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Derbyshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 311 pupils.

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

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 64%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

Pupils

311

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

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: Average
Total pupils: 311
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
28 Sept 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
24 Jun 2019	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.