Community school · Derbyshire

Whittington Green School

11–16Ages
682Pupils
SecondaryPhase
112958URN

High Street, Old Whittington, Chesterfield, S41 9LG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.2 above Derbyshire median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Derbyshire

243 applications for 125 places · 15th of 45 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.4of 90

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

39th of 45 in Derbyshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		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

1.9applications per place, Year 7

0.2 above Derbyshire median (1.7) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

243 applications · 125 places offered · 122 named it first

2026 1.9; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2025 1.9; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2024 1.8; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Derbyshire median median 1.9
2022 1.5; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2021 1.5; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2020 1.9; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2019 0.9; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2018 1.8; Derbyshire median median 1.9
2017 2.1; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2016 2.3; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2015 2.3; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2014 2.3; Derbyshire median median 1.8

This school
Derbyshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	125	243	1.9	122	0.98
Sep 2025	121	225	1.9	112	0.93
Sep 2024	120	212	1.8	115	0.96
Sep 2023	122	201	1.7	93	0.76
Sep 2022	132	196	1.5	88	0.67
Sep 2021	111	168	1.5	74	0.67
Sep 2020	85	158	1.9	59	0.69
Sep 2019	156	134	0.9	51	0.33
Sep 2018	72	128	1.8	53	0.74
Sep 2017	62	131	2.1	59	0.95
Sep 2016	51	119	2.3	44	0.86
Sep 2015	69	155	2.3	61	0.88
Sep 2014	54	122	2.3	49	0.91

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

122 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.439th of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths33%39th of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths53%

Derbyshire 65% England 66%

This school
Derbyshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.15

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	122	40.4	33%	53%	–
2024/25	94	40.8	32%	52%	–
2023/24	98	41.7	34%	63%	−0.15
2022/23	73	40.2	27%	51%	−0.34

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

Whittington Green SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
Outwood Academy Newbold
2.6 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
3.2 km · Derbyshire

Outstanding2024

2.3applications per place 60.3Attainment 8
Springwell Community College
4.2 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 38.0Attainment 8
Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
4.6 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
Eckington School
4.7 km · Derbyshire

Special measures 2026

1.7applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
Parkside Community School
4.9 km · Derbyshire

2026

1.7applications per place 36.4Attainment 8
Netherthorpe School
5.1 km · Derbyshire

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
Brookfield Community School
5.7 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 52.0Attainment 8

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 112958 · 830/4192
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 800 pupils · 682 on roll
Free school meals: 45.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: High Street, Old Whittington, Chesterfield, S41 9LG
Local authority: Derbyshire · Chesterfield

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources