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Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Gill Gardner

location_onAlfreton, DE55 5JG

language Visit Website phone 1773811281

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

121

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Expected Standard

67%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School is a Community school primary school in Alfreton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School is a community school in Alfreton, Derbyshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 118 pupils on roll, of whom 47% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #123 of 246 primaries in Derbyshire and #8,415 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 58%

Reading75% LA 73%

Writing75% LA 69%

Maths75% LA 71%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading75% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading83% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.8

Read

LA -0.2

-0.1 to 5.7

2.9

Write

LA -0.2

0.1 to 5.7

-1.5

Maths

LA -0.4

-4.2 to 1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading73% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths73% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA -0.5

-5.2 to 1.1

-0.6

Write

LA -0.2

-3.5 to 2.3

-2.8

Maths

LA -0.9

-5.5 to 0.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

29%

LA 63%

Reading48% LA 76%

Writing67% LA 78%

Maths43% LA 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA -0.7

-4.7 to 0.5

0.6

Write

LA -0.5

-1.9 to 3.1

-3.6

Maths

LA -1.2

-6 to -1.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 July 2021

Inspection Report

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06 July 2016

Inspection Report

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18 June 2014

Inspection Report

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03 April 2014

Inspection Report

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02 July 2012

Inspection Report

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09 November 2010

Inspection Report

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08 July 2008

Inspection Report

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15 January 2008

Inspection Report

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26 June 2007

Inspection Report

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13 January 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-07-06

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-04-03

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 118 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	118	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	115	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	120	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	117	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	116	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	121	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	121	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	119	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	120	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	116	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	112	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	117	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	117	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	115	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	116	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	116	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	116	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	121	2	1.7%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	119	2	1.7%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	115	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	130	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	122	2	1.6%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	121	2	1.7%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	119	5	4.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	117	3	2.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	115	2	1.7%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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