Whitwell Primary School
Community school in Worksop, Derbyshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 257 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 306 |
| Free school meals | 39.40% |
| Local authority | Derbyshire |
| Address | Southfield Lane, Whitwell, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 4NR |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.whitwellprimary.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01909720251 |
| URN | 112649 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 13 December 2023, published 25 January 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Hodthorpe Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- Creswell Junior School (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- Clowne Junior School (primary school, about 3.8 km)
- Clowne Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 3.8 km)
- Haggonfields Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 5.0 km)
- Whaley Thorns Primary School (primary school, about 5.0 km)
- St Anne's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 5.5 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Derbyshire
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