Whittington Green School

Whittington Green School has shown significant improvement since its last inspection, achieving a 'Good' rating across all domains. The school fosters an inclusive and caring environment where pupils feel valued and supported. High expectations for learning and behaviour, along with a strong pastoral care system, contribute to a calm and respectful atmosphere for pupils. With a well-structured curriculum that emphasizes knowledge and skills, the school is committed to helping every pupil realize their potential and develop important personal skills through extracurricular activities and community involvement.

Strengths

• Inclusive and caring learning community
• Strong pastoral care providing safety and support for pupils
• High-quality support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
• Robust emphasis on reading and vocabulary development
• Commitment by leaders and governors to improve educational outcomes

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects have underdeveloped curriculums
• Personal development curriculum not yet fully established

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 Whittington Green School attended 92.2% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 19.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

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, 6.9% of pupils at Whittington Green School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 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 Whittington Green School had 14.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

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, 14.2% of pupils at Whittington Green School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Whittington Green School received £8,759 and spent £8,722 for each of its 687 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £195,000 (£283 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 Whittington Green School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Whittington Green School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Whittington Green School last inspected by Ofsted?

Whittington Green School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Whittington Green School have?

Whittington Green School has 682 pupils on roll.

What age range does Whittington Green School cover?

Whittington Green School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Whittington Green School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 40.4, and 33% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Whittington Green School?

Whittington Green School is at High Street, Old Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 9LG.