Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School is a primary school located in Alfreton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 07/07/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

School Information

Address: Primrose Hill, Alfreton, DE55 5JG
Website: www.blackwellprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01773811281
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rachel Boswell
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112506

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/07/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 168
Number of Pupils: 117
Number of Boys: 54
Number of Girls: 63

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -5.2 to 1.1
Writing
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -3.5 to 2.3
Maths
N/A: -2.8 Confidence interval -5.5 to 0

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
South Normanton Nursery School
Hamlet Lane , South Normanton DE55 2JB 		4out of 4 2,314 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School
Primrose Hill , Blackwell DE55 5JG 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Westhouses Primary School
Bolden Terrace , Westhouses DE55 5AF 		2out of 4 1,459 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Newton Primary School
Hall Lane , Newton DE55 5TL 		3out of 4 1,476 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Green Infant School
New Street , South Normanton DE55 2BS 		- not rated 1,684 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Town End Junior School
Alfreton Road , Tibshelf DE55 5PB 		3out of 4 1,861 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tibshelf Community School
Doe Hill Lane , Tibshelf DE55 5LZ 		3out of 4 2,277 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Frederick Gent School
Mansfield Road , South Normanton DE55 2ER 		2out of 4 2,937 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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