Howitt Primary Community School
Holmes Street, Heanor, DE75 7FS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lynn Pilling
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Embark Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Amber Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 427
- Pupils on roll
- 350
- URN
- 146454
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773713217
About this school
Howitt Primary Community School is a primary academy in Heanor. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 350 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Howitt Primary Community 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
- 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 | 42 | 41 | 42 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 73% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 5% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 85% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 88% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 85% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| 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 Howitt Primary Community 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 | 71% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 326 |
| 2023/24 | 338 |
| 2024/25 | 360 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Howitt Primary Community School compares
Howitt Primary Community School ranked 161st of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 5.1% | 50.3% | 350 | — |
| Corfield CofE Infant School | — | 4.6% | 29.6% | 81 | 0.4 miles |
| Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery | 52% | 4.9% | 22.7% | 201 | 0.6 miles |
| Mundy CofE Junior School | 47% | 3.9% | 33% | 193 | 0.7 miles |
| Coppice Primary School | 79% | 4.9% | 35.6% | 235 | 0.8 miles |
| Langley Mill Academy | 58% | 4.2% | 44.1% | 297 | 0.9 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)
- 50.33%
- English as an additional language
- 5.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.12%
- Persistent absence
- 11.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Corfield CofE Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Heanor
-
Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Heanor
-
Mundy CofE Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Heanor
-
Coppice Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Heanor
-
Langley Mill Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Heanor
Howitt Primary Community School ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Heanor.
- Coppice Primary School Primary
- Corfield CofE Infant School Primary
- Laceyfields Academy Primary
- Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Marlpool Infant School Primary
- Marlpool Junior School Primary
- Mundy CofE Junior School Primary
- Heanor Gate Spencer Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Howitt Primary Community School teach?
- Howitt Primary Community School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Heanor.
- Who is the headteacher of Howitt Primary Community School?
- The headteacher of Howitt Primary Community School is Mrs Lynn Pilling, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Howitt Primary Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Howitt Primary Community 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 Howitt Primary Community School?
- Howitt Primary Community School has 350 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Howitt Primary Community School full?
- Howitt Primary Community School has capacity for 427 pupils and 350 on roll (82%), 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 Howitt Primary Community School a faith school?
- No. Howitt Primary Community School has no designated religious character.
- Does Howitt Primary Community School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Howitt Primary Community School as having nursery classes.
- Is Howitt Primary Community School part of an academy trust?
- Howitt Primary Community School is part of EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Howitt Primary Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Howitt Primary Community School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Howitt Primary Community School ranked 161st of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Howitt Primary Community School's absence rate?
- Howitt Primary Community School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Howitt Primary Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Howitt Primary Community 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 10 July 2026.