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Willington Primary School

Community school · Derby · DE65 6DN

Ages 4–11 · 207 pupils · Derbyshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

65%

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-07-02

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)65%
Higher standard (RWM)16%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.5%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
183

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

28

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
69
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
Applications from outside LA
4
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill99%

207 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
207
Boys / girls
113 / 94
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
207 / 210 (99%)
Free school meals
17.4%
FSM pupils
36
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Kate Spencer Lovesey

Location

Address
Trent Avenue, Willington
Postcode
DE65 6DN
Town
Derby
County
Derbyshire
Local authority
Derbyshire
District
South Derbyshire
Constituency
South Derbyshire
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Derby, Derbyshire, 207 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 17.4%.

Open schools in Derby
160
Primary schools in Derby
108
Academies among open schools in Derby
47% (75)
Open schools in DE65
16
Primary in DE65
9
Open schools in Derbyshire LA
454
Primary in Derbyshire LA
354

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in DerbyNear DE65

  • Findern Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Derby · DE65 6AR · Derbyshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS284%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM9.7%
    • Demand0.93

    1.1 miles away

  • Repton Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Derby · DE65 6GN · Derbyshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM15.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

  • Egginton Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Derby · DE65 6HP · Derbyshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS220%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM31.0%
    • Demand1.10

    2.0 miles away

  • Highfields Spencer Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Free schools · Primary

    Derby · DE23 3UX · Derbyshire

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM22.9%
    • Demand1.27

    2.6 miles away

  • Etwall Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Derby · DE65 6NB · Derbyshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM16.7%
    • Demand0.88

    2.8 miles away

  • William Shrewsbury Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Burton-on-Trent · DE13 0HE · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM19.0%
    • Demand0.99

    2.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Kate Spencer Lovesey
Telephone
01283702156
Website
www.willington.derbyshire.sch.uk/

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