Winster CofE Primary School

Winster C of E Primary School has been identified as continuing to perform well, maintaining a good standard of education since its last inspection. The small village setting fosters strong relationships between staff and pupils, contributing to a nurturing environment where children feel safe and engage positively with their learning. The school has a range of extracurricular activities and makes effective use of the local area in its curriculum, enhancing students' overall development both academically and socially.

Strengths

• Pupils develop as well-rounded individuals in a nurturing environment.
• Strong relationships and good behaviour are prevalent among pupils.
• Effective curriculum leaders are mapping out key knowledge and skills for pupil progression.
• Pupils are keen and confident learners in mathematics.
• Leaders are proactive in supporting pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum planning and sequencing in music, French, and physical education need improvement.
• Some subject leadership is currently inconsistent due to lack of experience.

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 2022–23 pupils at Winster CofE Primary School attended 92.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.1%). 19.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 16.2%).

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 2022–23, 0.0% of pupils at Winster CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 0.8%). 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 2022–23 Winster CofE Primary School had 9.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2022–23, 27.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 18.4%).

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 2022–23 Winster CofE Primary School received £13,984 and spent £13,493 for each of its 23 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £59,000 (£2,544 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 Winster CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Winster CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2022.

When was Winster CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Winster CofE Primary School was last inspected in June 2022.

How many pupils does Winster CofE Primary School have?

Winster CofE Primary School has 4 pupils on roll.

What age range does Winster CofE Primary School cover?

Winster CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Winster CofE Primary School?

Winster CofE Primary School is at Wensley Road, Winster, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 2DH.