Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery SchoolWesthouses Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Alfreton.
Summary of the comparison
Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School and Westhouses Primary School are primary schools in Alfreton.
Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Westhouses Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.
Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School was judged the expected standard and Westhouses Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School and 58.0% for Westhouses Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School (72.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Westhouses Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | AlfretonBlackwell Community Primary and Nursery School | AlfretonWesthouses Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | C62/100 | |
| Local ranking | 70th of 336 in Derbyshire Stronger figure | 95th of 336 in Derbyshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 118 | 80 | |
| Capacity | 168 | 89 | |
| Location | Alfreton, DE55 5JG | Alfreton, DE55 5AF | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 67.0% Stronger figure | 58.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 8.0% | 25.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 106.0 Stronger figure | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 105.0 Stronger figure | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 118 | 80 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 47.3% | 31.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.4% | 5.0% | |
| SEN support | 22.0% | 33.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.4% | 2.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.4% | 4.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 11.7% | 5.9% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School
Westhouses Primary School
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