Whitwell Primary School

State-Funded School

whitwell-primary-school-derbyshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyshireLocal Authority

BolsoverConstituency

S80 4NRPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Whitwell 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 257 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 59%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

98%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

Pupils

257

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

37%

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: 257
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
25 Jan 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
14 Jan 2020	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	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.