South Wingfield Primary School

South Wingfield Primary School is performing well overall, achieving strong outcomes in key areas of education, particularly in early years and core subjects. The school has established a positive atmosphere that promotes effective learning, and they have successfully addressed issues raised in previous inspections, leading to substantial improvements in teaching and curriculum delivery. Despite these strengths, there are areas for growth, particularly in spelling and retaining key knowledge across the curriculum. Leaders are committed to the ongoing development of the school and supporting pupil needs, especially for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Strengths

• Effective relationships with parents and local nurseries enhance children's readiness for school.
• Strong focus on developing children's language skills and fluency in reading.
• Excellent achievement of children in early years, well preparing them for key stage 1.
• Well-designed curriculum that meets national standards and builds knowledge logically.
• Positive school environment with low levels of absenteeism and bullying.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils' spelling is not as well developed as it could be.
• Occasional retention issues with key knowledge in subjects beyond reading, writing, and mathematics.

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 South Wingfield Primary School attended 96.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.4% 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 South Wingfield 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 South Wingfield Primary School had 22.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.9% 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, 10.5% of pupils at South Wingfield Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% 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 South Wingfield Primary School received £7,576 and spent £7,660 for each of its 133 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £43,000 (£324 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 South Wingfield Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was South Wingfield Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

South Wingfield Primary School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does South Wingfield Primary School have?

South Wingfield Primary School has 133 pupils on roll.

What age range does South Wingfield Primary School cover?

South Wingfield Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

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

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is South Wingfield Primary School?

South Wingfield Primary School is at Church Lane, South Wingfield, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7NJ.