Academy converter · Derbyshire

Howitt Primary Community School

2–11Ages
350Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146454URN

Holmes Street, Heanor, DE75 7FS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.4 below Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derbyshire

56 applications for 35 places · 153rd of 184 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%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 · 27 June 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
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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Derbyshire median (2.0) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

56 applications · 35 places offered · 32 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.6; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 1.5; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 1.6; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 1.9; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 1.5; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 1.5; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2019 1.5; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2018 1.5; Derbyshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Derbyshire median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Derbyshire median

Dashed bars: as Howitt Primary Community School (URN 135172), 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	35	56	1.6	32	0.91
Sep 2025	43	66	1.5	37	0.86
Sep 2024	39	61	1.6	38	0.97
Sep 2023	31	58	1.9	29	0.94
Sep 2022	39	59	1.5	36	0.92
Sep 2021	39	65	1.7	37	0.95
Sep 2020	38	56	1.5	30	0.79
Sep 2019	37	57	1.5	37	1.00
Sep 2018 *	32	48	1.5	31	0.97
Sep 2017 *	34	56	1.7	34	1.00
Sep 2016 *	43	59	1.4	42	0.98
Sep 2015 *	51	70	1.4	50	0.98
Sep 2014 *	50	67	1.3	48	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 69% · Maths 76% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%157th of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

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Derbyshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	55%	7%	105	105
2023/24	73%	5%	107	105
2022/23	71%	10%	107	106

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

Howitt Primary Community SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Corfield CofE Infant School
0.6 km · Derbyshire

Requires significant improvement 2026

2.6applications per place
Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery
1.0 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Mundy CofE Junior School
1.2 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

47%met the SATs standard
Coppice Primary School
1.3 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

2.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Langley Mill Academy
1.5 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

58%met the SATs standard
Marlpool Infant School
1.7 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

6.2applications per place
Marlpool Junior School
1.8 km · Derbyshire

Good2022

21%met the SATs standard
Laceyfields Academy
1.8 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.4applications 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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146454 · 830/3550
Trust: Embark Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 427 pupils · 350 on roll
Free school meals: 48.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2019
Replaced: Howitt Primary Community School (URN 135172)
Address: Holmes Street, Heanor, DE75 7FS
Local authority: Derbyshire · Amber Valley

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