Wigley Primary School

Wigley Primary School demonstrates strong overall performance, showing notable strengths in safeguarding, pupil attendance, and personal development. The school has a nurturing environment that fosters positive behavior and encourages pupils to thrive, with effective support structures in place for both staff and pupils. Pupils generally achieve above-average standards in reading, writing, and mathematics by the end of Year 6, effectively preparing them for secondary education. The early years provision has been prioritized and shows enhancement in children's development due to well-organized learning spaces and stimulating activities.

Strengths

• Pupils' attainment in reading, writing, and mathematics is generally above average by the end of Year 6.
• High attendance rates due to effective leadership and parental partnerships.
• Nurturing and trusting relationships between staff and pupils fostering positive behavior.
• Strong emphasis on personal development and wellbeing with effective pastoral support.
• Collaborative partnerships with parents enhancing pupils' sense of security and ability to thrive.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent adaptation of teaching to meet the needs of all pupils, particularly those with special educational needs.
• Targets for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils are not precise enough to effectively monitor progress.
• Younger pupils struggle with pencil grip and letter formation, hindering their writing progress.

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 Wigley Primary School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.8% 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 Wigley 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 Wigley Primary School had 18.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 12.5% of pupils at Wigley Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% 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 Wigley Primary School received £10,116 and spent £10,364 for each of its 56 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £72,000 (£1,291 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 Wigley Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wigley Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was Wigley Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wigley Primary School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does Wigley Primary School have?

Wigley Primary School has 56 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wigley Primary School cover?

Wigley Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

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

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wigley Primary School?

Wigley Primary School is at Wigley, Old Brampton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S42 7JJ.