Whitwell Primary School
Southfield Lane, Whitwell, Worksop, S80 4NR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Tomlinson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bolsover
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 306
- Pupils on roll
- 257
- URN
- 112649
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01909720251
About this school
Whitwell Primary School is a community primary school in Worksop. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 257 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Whitwell 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 39 | 39 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 59% | 37% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 67% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 67% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 67% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Whitwell 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 | 56% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 37% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 265 |
| 2023/24 | 258 |
| 2024/25 | 259 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whitwell Primary School compares
Whitwell Primary School ranked 217th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37% | 6.2% | 41.1% | 257 | — |
| Hodthorpe Primary School | 83% | 5.9% | 38.7% | 99 | 0.7 miles |
| Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery | — | 7.2% | 48.2% | 252 | 1.2 miles |
| Creswell Junior School | 79% | 4.4% | 56.5% | 219 | 1.3 miles |
| Clowne Junior School | 64% | 4% | 38.7% | 326 | 2.4 miles |
| Clowne Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.3% | 32.3% | 318 | 2.4 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)
- 41.05%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.17%
- Persistent absence
- 16.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hodthorpe Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Worksop
-
Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery1.2 miles
Primary · Worksop
-
Creswell Junior School1.3 miles
Primary · Worksop
-
Clowne Junior School2.4 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Clowne Infant and Nursery School2.4 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
Other schools in Worksop
Whitwell Primary School ranks 20th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Worksop.
- Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery Primary
- Creswell Junior School Primary
- Gateford Park Primary School Primary
- Haggonfields Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Hodthorpe Primary School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Kingston Park Academy Primary
- Langold Dyscarr Community School Primary
- Norbridge Academy Primary
- Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Prospect Hill Junior School Primary
- Ramsden Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Whitwell Primary School teach?
- Whitwell Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Worksop.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitwell Primary School?
- The headteacher of Whitwell Primary School is Mrs Sarah Tomlinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Whitwell Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitwell 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 Whitwell Primary School?
- Whitwell Primary School has 257 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Whitwell Primary School full?
- Whitwell Primary School has capacity for 306 pupils and 257 on roll (84%), 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 Whitwell Primary School a faith school?
- No. Whitwell Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Whitwell Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Whitwell Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Whitwell Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 37% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whitwell Primary School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Whitwell Primary School ranked 217th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whitwell Primary School's absence rate?
- Whitwell Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whitwell Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whitwell 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.