Westhouses Primary School
Bolden Terrace, Westhouses, Alfreton, DE55 5AF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Juliette Whitby
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bolsover
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 89
- Pupils on roll
- 83
- URN
- 112508
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773832518
About this school
Westhouses Primary School is a community primary school in Alfreton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 83 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 45% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 18% | 25% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 45% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 55% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 45% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 99.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Westhouses Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67 |
| 2023/24 | 79 |
| 2024/25 | 80 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westhouses Primary School compares
Westhouses Primary School ranked 138th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4% | 31.3% | 83 | — |
| Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School | 67% | 4.4% | 47.3% | 122 | 0.8 miles |
| Stonebroom Primary and Nursery School | 56% | 5.7% | 44% | 211 | 1.0 miles |
| Shirland Primary School | — | 3.9% | 38.9% | 175 | 1.3 miles |
| Morton Primary Academy | 67% | 3.5% | 25.5% | 103 | 1.3 miles |
| Town End Junior School | 65% | 4.2% | 26.6% | 187 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.25%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistent absence
- 5.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Alfreton
-
Stonebroom Primary and Nursery School1.0 miles
Primary · Alfreton
-
Shirland Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Alfreton
-
Morton Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Alfreton
-
Town End Junior School1.3 miles
Primary · Alfreton
Other schools in Alfreton
Westhouses Primary School ranks 7th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Alfreton.
- Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Copthorne Community Infant School Primary
- Croft Infant School Primary
- Glebe Junior School Primary
- Leys Junior School Primary
- Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Morton Primary Academy Primary
- Newton Primary School Primary
- Riddings Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Riddings Junior School Primary
- Shirland Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Westhouses Primary School teach?
- Westhouses Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Alfreton.
- Who is the headteacher of Westhouses Primary School?
- The headteacher of Westhouses Primary School is Mrs Juliette Whitby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Westhouses Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westhouses Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Westhouses Primary School?
- Westhouses Primary School has 83 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Westhouses Primary School full?
- Westhouses Primary School has capacity for 89 pupils and 83 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Westhouses Primary School a faith school?
- No. Westhouses Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Westhouses Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Westhouses Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Westhouses Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Westhouses Primary School rank locally?
- Westhouses Primary School ranked 138th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Westhouses Primary School's absence rate?
- Westhouses Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westhouses Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westhouses Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.