Chinley Primary SchoolWhaley Bridge Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Chinley Primary School and Whaley Bridge Primary School are primary schools.

  • Chinley Primary School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Whaley Bridge Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Chinley Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Chinley Primary School was judged Good and Whaley Bridge 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 76.0% for Chinley Primary School and 31.0% for Whaley Bridge Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Chinley Primary School (85.0% in 2022-23, 76.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Whaley Bridge Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 31.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Chinley Primary School versus Whaley Bridge Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ChinleyChinley Primary SchoolHigh PeakWhaley Bridge Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB72/100Stronger figureD48/100
Local ranking31st of 336 in Derbyshire Stronger figure181st of 336 in Derbyshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFoundation school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll234 137
Capacity222 262
LocationChinley, SK23 6DR High Peak, SK23 7HX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard76.0% Stronger figure31.0% 62.0%
At higher standard15.0% Stronger figure13.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census234 137
Free school meals (ever 6)16.8% 22.6%
English as an additional language0.4% 3.6%
SEN support26.9% 30.7%
SEN with an EHC plan2.6% 13.9%
Attendance
Overall absence4.5% 4.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence8.9% 6.4% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Chinley Primary School

Whaley Bridge Primary School

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