Wessington Primary 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 18/01/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.2%, which is 1.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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The Green, Alfreton

School Information

Address: The Green, Alfreton, DE55 6DQ
Website: www.wessingtonprimaryschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01773832748
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Karen Maycock
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112646

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/01/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 71
Number of Pupils: 82
Number of Boys: 46
Number of Girls: 36

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.2% 4%
Persistent absence: SUPP% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -7.8 to 2
Writing
Average: 2.9 Confidence interval -1.7 to 7.4
Maths
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -4.5 to 4.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wessington Primary School
The Green , Wessington DE55 6DQ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
South Wingfield Primary School
Church Lane , South Wingfield DE55 7NJ 		3out of 4 2,562 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Mickley Infant School
Milton Avenue , Stretton DE55 6GG 		3out of 4 3,239 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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