Academy sponsor led · Derbyshire

New Whittington Community Primary School

3–11Ages
236Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144012URN

London Street, New Whittington, Chesterfield, S43 2AQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derbyshire

36 applications for 21 places · 129th of 184 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 16 July 2024Ofsted'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
Early years provision		Good

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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

1.7applications per place, Reception

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

36 applications · 21 places offered · 21 named it first

2026 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 2.1; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 1.3; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 1.3; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 2.2; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 1.6; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2019 1.3; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2018 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2017 1.6; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2016 1.6; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Derbyshire median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Derbyshire median

Dashed bars: as New Whittington Community Primary School (URN 112668), the previous school.

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	21	36	1.7	21	1.00
Sep 2025	19	39	2.1	15	0.79
Sep 2024	27	35	1.3	27	1.00
Sep 2023	29	37	1.3	22	0.76
Sep 2022	17	37	2.2	17	1.00
Sep 2021	22	37	1.7	18	0.82
Sep 2020	30	48	1.6	29	0.97
Sep 2019	29	38	1.3	22	0.76
Sep 2018	21	36	1.7	21	1.00
Sep 2017	30	48	1.6	27	0.90
Sep 2016 *	35	55	1.6	30	0.86
Sep 2015 *	42	53	1.3	39	0.93
Sep 2014 *	38	56	1.5	38	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 74% · Maths 70% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%132nd of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	59%	7%	105	103
2023/24	51%	0%	103	101
2022/23	50%	0%	103	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

New Whittington Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Brimington Junior School
1.4 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2025

82%met the SATs standard
Mary Swanwick Primary School
1.4 km · Derbyshire

Good2022

1.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Henry Bradley Infant School
1.8 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place
Barrow Hill Primary Academy
2.0 km · Derbyshire

Requires improvement2022

1.9applications per place
Hollingwood Primary School
2.1 km · Derbyshire

Improved significantly2024

2.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy
2.3 km · Derbyshire

Good2022

2.1applications per place
Cavendish Junior School
2.5 km · Derbyshire

2026

43%met the SATs standard
Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School
3.0 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place

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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144012 · 830/2026
Trust: Learners' Trust
Capacity: 344 pupils · 236 on roll
Free school meals: 36.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2017
Replaced: New Whittington Community Primary School (URN 112668)
Address: London Street, New Whittington, Chesterfield, S43 2AQ
Local authority: Derbyshire · Chesterfield

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