Howitt Primary Community School, Heanor
Howitt Primary Community School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Heanor, part of Embark Multi Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 5 schools in Heanor with published results, and 7,842nd of 14,452 across England. It was 72% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Derbyshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Howitt Primary Community School in detail
Howitt Primary Community School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "W elcome to Howitt Primary Community School. I would like to take this opportunity to give you a brief introduction to the school, its values and aims. We are a larger than average primary school that serves the area including Mansfield Road, Derby Road and Loscoe Grange."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am, from £4.50 per day.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at Howitt Primary Community School reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 85% in reading and 88% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Howitt Primary Community School
For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Howitt Primary Community School as their first choice and 56 named it as one of their preferences, for 35 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Howitt Primary Community School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Howitt Primary Community School are Corfield CofE Infant School (0.4 miles, Good); Corfield CofE Infant School (0.4 miles); Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery (0.6 miles, Good, 90% reading, 71% maths); and Mundy CofE Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 71% reading, 73% maths).
Howitt Primary Community School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.
Corfield CofE Infant SchoolCorfield CofE Infant SchoolLoscoe CofE Primary School and NurseryMundy CofE Junior School
The trust
Howitt Primary Community School is one of 29 schools run by Embark Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
44.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 5.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 67 pupils (19.1%) received SEN support and 8 (2.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Langley Mill Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Midland Road (opposite), 210 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 129 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Howitt Primary Community School issued 1 suspension, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Howitt Primary Community School are Heanor Gate Spencer Academy (0.5 miles) and Aldercar High School (1.1 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
44.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 85% to 76% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 88% to 76% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 78% to 69% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
23.9
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
30.5
KS2
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Howitt Primary Community School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Howitt Primary Community School.
- Kip McGrath Heanor650m away · Not yet graded
- Infinite Wellbeing Kids Club650m away · Not yet graded
- Debbie Ducks Childcare950m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Howitt Primary Community School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Derbyshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Howitt Primary Community School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Howitt Primary Community School is in Derbyshire; for families living there:
- Derbyshire's school travel policy: Home to school transport policy 2026 to 2027 - 465KB
- How to apply: Apply for home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 25
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 25 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 20 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Howitt Primary Community School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
72%
Available places
303 pupils
420 places
117 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Heanor
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Heanor
Across Derbyshire council
Places available
9,875
Applications
7,189
Got 1st preference
94.5%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All primary applications across Derbyshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
67
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
21.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
350
Total Pupils
168
Boys
182
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
17
Teachers
20.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,795
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,613
Per pupil
£1965k
Total funding
£209k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.1%
Overall absence
11.5%
Persistent absence
260
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Howitt Primary Community School
Questions parents ask about Howitt Primary Community School
What are SATs results like at Howitt Primary Community School?
Of the pupils at Howitt Primary Community School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 76% reached the expected standard in reading and 76% did so in maths.
What is Howitt Primary Community School's Ofsted rating?
Howitt Primary Community School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2016 it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for Howitt Primary Community School?
No fixed boundary. When Howitt Primary Community School is oversubscribed, Derbyshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Howitt Primary Community School?
Howitt Primary Community School was not full in 2025: it ran at 72% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Howitt Primary Community School?
Classes at Howitt Primary Community School average 23.9 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Howitt Primary Community School?
Howitt Primary Community School has around 350 pupils on roll. 45% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Howitt Primary Community School?
5.1% of sessions were missed at Howitt Primary Community School in 2024/25. 11.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Howitt Primary Community School?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Howitt Primary Community School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Howitt Primary Community School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 3 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Howitt Primary Community School: Kip McGrath Heanor (650m away, registered, not yet graded), Infinite Wellbeing Kids Club (650m away, registered, not yet graded) and Debbie Ducks Childcare (950m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Howitt Primary Community School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 25 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 20 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Howitt Primary Community School?
Howitt Primary Community School is at Holmes Street, Heanor, Derbyshire, DE75 7FS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)