Whittington Green School is a secondary school located in Chesterfield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 17/05/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: High Street, Chesterfield, S41 9LG
Website: www.wgs.derbyshire.sch.uk
Telephone: 01246450825
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Tracey Burnside
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 112958

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 800
Number of Pupils: 395
Number of Boys: 214
Number of Girls: 181

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.27 Confidence interval -0.6 to 0.05
Of the 61 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 59 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:12%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:86%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:30%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.62
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mary Swanwick Primary School
Church Street North , Old Whittington S41 9QW
3out of 4 613 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
New Whittington Community Primary School
London Street , New Whittington S43 2AQ
2out of 4 912 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Brimington Junior School
Springvale Road , Brimington S43 1HF
3out of 4 1,645 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy
Scarsdale Road , Whittington Moor S41 8NF
3out of 4 1,740 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Cavendish Junior School
Edmund Street , Newbold Moor S41 8TD
3out of 4 1,908 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whittington Green School
High Street , Old Whittington S41 9LG
2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Outwood Academy Newbold
Highfield Lane , Newbold S41 8BA
3out of 4 2,815 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holly House Special School
Church Street North , Old Whittington S41 9QR
2out of 4 790 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.