South Wingfield Primary School
Church Lane, South Wingfield, Alfreton, DE55 7NJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Melissa Kealy
- Constituency
- Amber Valley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 131
- Pupils on roll
- 133
- URN
- 112625
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773832890
About this school
South Wingfield Primary School is a community primary school in Alfreton. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 133 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected South Wingfield Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 24 | 15 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 67% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 87% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 87% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 87% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 110.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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 South Wingfield 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 | 67% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 137 |
| 2023/24 | 135 |
| 2024/25 | 137 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How South Wingfield Primary School compares
South Wingfield Primary School ranked 147th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 3.4% | 12.4% | 133 | — |
| Wessington Primary School | 78% | 3.4% | 5.4% | 96 | 1.5 miles |
| Crich Junior School | 65% | 4.4% | 31.4% | 87 | 1.9 miles |
| Crich Church of England Infant School | — | 5.9% | 22.8% | 43 | 1.9 miles |
| Croft Infant School | — | 5.9% | 39.6% | 166 | 2.0 miles |
| Swanwick Primary School | 57% | 4.5% | 19.3% | 379 | 2.0 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.41%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.42%
- Persistent absence
- 3.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wessington Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Alfreton
-
Crich Junior School1.9 miles
Primary · Matlock
-
Crich Church of England Infant School1.9 miles
Primary · Matlock
-
Croft Infant School2.0 miles
Primary · Alfreton
-
Swanwick Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Alfreton
Other schools in Alfreton
South Wingfield Primary School ranks 10th 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 ages does South Wingfield Primary School teach?
- South Wingfield Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Alfreton.
- Who is the headteacher of South Wingfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of South Wingfield Primary School is Mrs Melissa Kealy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has South Wingfield Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected South Wingfield 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 many pupils are at South Wingfield Primary School?
- South Wingfield Primary School has 133 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is South Wingfield Primary School full?
- South Wingfield Primary School has capacity for 131 pupils and 133 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 South Wingfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. South Wingfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does South Wingfield Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records South Wingfield Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have South Wingfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does South Wingfield Primary School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- South Wingfield Primary School ranked 147th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is South Wingfield Primary School's absence rate?
- South Wingfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are South Wingfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, South Wingfield 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.