Whittington Green School
High Street, Old Whittington, Chesterfield, S41 9LG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracey Burnside
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- North East Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 800
- Pupils on roll
- 682
- URN
- 112958
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01246450825
About this school
Whittington Green School is a community secondary school in Chesterfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 682 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Whittington Green School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 73 | 98 | 94 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.2 | 41.7 | 40.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.34 -0.67 to -0.02 | -0.15 -0.44 to +0.14 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% | 33.7% | 31.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 51% | 63.3% | 52.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 19% | 21.4% | 13.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Whittington Green 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 | 40.2 | 41.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.7 | 41.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.8 | 40.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 537 |
| 2023/24 | 609 |
| 2024/25 | 649 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whittington Green School compares
Whittington Green School ranked 35th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.8 | 7.8% | 45.9% | 682 | — |
| Outwood Academy Newbold | 48.9 | 6.2% | 36.9% | 1,030 | 1.6 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | 59.4 | 5.9% | 17.4% | 1,400 | 2.0 miles |
| Springwell Community College | 37.9 | 9.8% | 43.6% | 836 | 2.6 miles |
| Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School | 50 | 8.5% | 19.7% | 1,810 | 2.8 miles |
| Eckington School | 40.6 | 10% | 32.5% | 1,124 | 2.9 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)
- 45.92%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.76%
- Persistent absence
- 19.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Outwood Academy Newbold1.6 miles
Secondary · Chesterfield
-
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Chesterfield
-
Springwell Community College2.6 miles
Secondary · Chesterfield
-
Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School2.8 miles
Secondary · Dronfield
-
Eckington School2.9 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
Other schools in Chesterfield
Whittington Green School ranks 9th of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Chesterfield.
- Brookfield Community School Secondary
- Heritage High School Secondary
- Netherthorpe School Secondary
- Outwood Academy Hasland Hall Secondary
- Outwood Academy Newbold Secondary
- Parkside Community School Secondary
- Springwell Community College Secondary
- St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Secondary
- The Bolsover School Secondary
- Tupton Hall School Secondary
- Abercrombie Primary School Primary
- Arkwright Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Whittington Green School teach?
- Whittington Green School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Chesterfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Whittington Green School?
- The headteacher of Whittington Green School is Mrs Tracey Burnside, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Whittington Green School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whittington Green 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 Whittington Green School?
- Whittington Green School has 682 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Whittington Green School full?
- Whittington Green School has capacity for 800 pupils and 682 on roll (85%), 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 Whittington Green School a faith school?
- No. Whittington Green School has no designated religious character.
- Is Whittington Green School a selective school?
- No. Whittington Green School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Whittington Green School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.2 in 2022/23 and 40.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whittington Green School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Whittington Green School ranked 35th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whittington Green School's absence rate?
- Whittington Green School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whittington Green School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whittington Green 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.