Westhouses Primary School

Westhouses Primary has shown notable improvement since its previous inspection, moving from requires improvement to good in all areas evaluated. The school is characterized by a strong sense of community, with pupils feeling safe and valued. The curriculum is ambitious and well-organized, supporting pupils' learning effectively, especially in early reading and vocabulary development. Leaders set high expectations for all pupils, ensuring inclusivity for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes toward their learning.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well-organized.
• High expectations are set for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Effective teaching of phonics is consistent across the school.
• Pupils feel safe and are proud to attend the school.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers do not make precise connections to previous knowledge in lessons.
• Pupils' knowledge of equality and protected characteristics is limited.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Westhouses Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Westhouses Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Westhouses Primary School had 14.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 30.1% of pupils at Westhouses Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Westhouses Primary School received £8,924 and spent £9,520 for each of its 83 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £151,000 (£1,820 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Westhouses Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Westhouses Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2022.

When was Westhouses Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Westhouses Primary School was last inspected in October 2022.

How many pupils does Westhouses Primary School have?

Westhouses Primary School has 83 pupils on roll.

What age range does Westhouses Primary School cover?

Westhouses Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Westhouses Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Westhouses Primary School?

Westhouses Primary School is at Bolden Terrace, Westhouses, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 5AF.