Community school · Derbyshire

Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
122Pupils
PrimaryPhase
112506URN

Primrose Hill, Blackwell, Alfreton, DE55 5JG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.5 below Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derbyshire

29 applications for 19 places · 164th of 184 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 20 January 2026Published 1 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

20 January 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
15 July 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Derbyshire median (2.0) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

29 applications · 19 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 1.5; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 2.2; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 2.0; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 2.1; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 2.8; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 2.1; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 3.3; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2019 1.9; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2018 2.2; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2017 2.1; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2016 1.5; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2015 2.0; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2014 3.9; Derbyshire median median 2.1

This school
Derbyshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	19	29	1.5	18	0.95
Sep 2025	15	33	2.2	14	0.93
Sep 2024	17	34	2.0	16	0.94
Sep 2023	17	36	2.1	16	0.94
Sep 2022	12	34	2.8	12	1.00
Sep 2021	17	36	2.1	15	0.88
Sep 2020	10	33	3.3	10	1.00
Sep 2019	13	25	1.9	13	1.00
Sep 2018	9	20	2.2	8	0.89
Sep 2017	14	30	2.1	14	1.00
Sep 2016	15	23	1.5	15	1.00
Sep 2015	11	22	2.0	11	1.00
Sep 2014	9	35	3.9	9	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 75% · Maths 75% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%87th of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard42%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Derbyshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	67%	8%	106	105
2023/24	56%	0%	103	100
2022/23	72%	6%	106	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Westhouses Primary School
1.3 km · Derbyshire

Good2022

3.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Newton Primary School
1.4 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
The Green Flying High Academy
1.5 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place
Town End Junior School
1.7 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

65%met the SATs standard
The Brigg Infant School
2.1 km · Derbyshire

Not yet inspected

2.5applications per place
Glebe Junior School
2.1 km · Derbyshire

Good2022
Stonebroom Primary and Nursery School
2.7 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2019

2.0applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Tibshelf Infant School
2.8 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112506 · 830/2041
Capacity: 168 pupils · 122 on roll
Free school meals: 46.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Primrose Hill, Blackwell, Alfreton, DE55 5JG
Local authority: Derbyshire · Bolsover

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources