Whitwell Primary School is a primary school located in Worksop. 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 24/06/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.8%, which is 1.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Southfield Lane, Worksop

School Information

Address: Southfield Lane, Worksop, S80 4NR
Website: www.whitwellprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01909720251
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lisa Duncan
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112649

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/06/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 280
Number of Pupils: 284
Number of Boys: 149
Number of Girls: 135

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3.5 to 0.5
Writing
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.9 to 1.9
Maths
Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4.2 to -0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:49%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whitwell Primary School
Southfield Lane , Whitwell S80 4NR 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hodthorpe Primary School
Queen's Road , Hodthorpe S80 4UT 		2out of 4 1,213 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery
Gypsy Lane , Creswell S80 4HY 		2out of 4 2,095 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Creswell Junior School
Elmton Road , Creswell S80 4JD 		3out of 4 2,300 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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