South Wingfield Primary School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Derbyshire
Church Lane, Alfreton, DE55 7NJ
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 24/10/2023
Application demand
69%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
96.6%
3.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
133
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
131 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
69%
1st preference success rate
20 of 29 families who put it first got an offer
20
Places offered
51
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 29 | 20 | ● 69% |
| 2nd preference | 13 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 9 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 51 | 20 | 39% |
1st preference success by year
Derbyshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Melissa Kealy
- Address
- Church Lane, South Wingfield, Alfreton, DE55 7NJ
- Phone
- 01773832890
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward / constituency
- Crich & South Wingfield · Amber Valley
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 112625
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 11% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 0% | — | — |
| SEN support | 22% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
133 pupils · 131 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
24 March 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Strong standard Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 23
24 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement - 22
23 June 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 118 pupils
Attendance
96.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
3.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 67% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 0% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 57% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 5% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Derbyshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.