Whittington Green School

Type Secondary / Community school
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address High Street
Old Whittington
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S41 9LG
Phone 01246450825
Reference Number 112958

General Makeup

Number of pupils 609
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.84%
Girls: 45.16%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 44.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 80 68 148
8 77 63 140
9 63 65 128
10 61 33 94
11 53 46 99

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 89.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
White, Other 1.1%
White & Black (African) 1.1%
African 0.7%
Mixed, Other 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
White & Asian 0.3%
Irish 0.3%
Asian, Other 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Indian 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-03-23
Date Description Report
2023-02-08 School inspection: School inspection:
2022-01-20 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2021-03-23 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2020-10-01 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2019-10-15 School inspection: School inspection:
2017-05-16 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2015-05-21 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2015-01-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2014-09-29 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-09-27 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-05-02 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-01-30 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-06-29 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2010-05-12 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-09-16 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2007-01-17 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-03-04 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 33.7% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 59.2% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 49 2
Third Preference 48 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Mary Swanwick Primary School
Church Street North, Old Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 9QW
0.35 miles
New Whittington Community Primary School
London Street, New Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 2AQ
0.52 miles
Brimington Junior School
Springvale Road, Brimington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 1HF
0.94 miles
Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy
Scarsdale Road, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 8NF
0.99 miles
Cavendish Junior School
Edmund Street, Newbold Moor, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 8TD
1.09 miles
Henry Bradley Infant School
Princess Street, Brimington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 1HR
1.41 miles
Newbold CofE Primary School
Cranborne Road, Newbold, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 8PF
1.49 miles
Unstone Junior School
Main Road, Unstone, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 4AB
1.56 miles
Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School
Crow Lane, Unstone, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 4AL
1.61 miles
Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy
Dunston Lane, Newbold, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 8EY
1.65 miles
Hollingwood Primary School
Lilac Street, Hollingwood, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 2JG
1.72 miles
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Tapton View Road, Stonegravels, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 7JU
1.79 miles
Barrow Hill Primary Academy
Station Road, Barrow Hill, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 2PG
1.81 miles
Highfield Hall Primary School
Highfield Hall Primary School, Highfield Lane, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 8AZ
1.82 miles
Abercrombie Primary School
Higher Albert Street, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 7QE
2.1 miles
Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School
Manor Road, Brimington Common, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 1NT
2.22 miles
St Mary's Catholic Primary
Cross Street, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 4ST
2.34 miles
Inkersall Spencer Academy
Inkersall Green Road, Inkersall, 11 Bramble Croft, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3SE
2.41 miles
Brockwell Junior School
Purbeck Avenue, Loundsley Green, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 4NP
2.5 miles
Brockwell Nursery and Infant School
Brockwell Nursery and Infant School, Purbeck Avenue, Loundsley Green, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 4NP
2.53 miles
Name Distance
Holly House Special School
Church Street North, Old Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 9QR
0.45 miles
Outwood Academy Newbold
Highfield Lane, Newbold, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 8BA
1.6 miles
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Newbold Road, Upper Newbold, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 8AG
1.98 miles
Chesterfield College
Infirmary Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 7NG
2.25 miles
Springwell Community College
Middlecroft Road, Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3NQ
2.57 miles
Ashgate Croft School
Ashgate Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 4BN
2.74 miles
Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
Green Lane, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 2FZ
2.84 miles
Eckington School
Dronfield Road, Sheffield, Derbyshire, S21 4GN
2.94 miles
Parkside Community School
Boythorpe Avenue, Boythorpe, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 2NS
3.07 miles
Netherthorpe School
Ralph Road, Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3PU
3.17 miles
Brookfield Community School
Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 3NS
3.56 miles
Outwood Academy Hasland Hall
Broomfield Avenue, Hasland, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 0LP
3.77 miles
Meadowhead School Academy Trust
Dyche Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 8BR
4.32 miles
Mount St Mary's College
College Road, Sheffield, S21 3YL
4.61 miles
The Birley Academy
Birley Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S12 3BP
4.75 miles
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