Wessington Primary School, Alfreton

Ofsted's report card from its 7 July 2026 inspection grades Wessington Primary School on 7 areas: 3 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders and staff expect and promote high attendance with pupils and families."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "This is a highly inclusive school where leaders and staff know and understand the pupils very well."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have designed a full and effective programme to promote pupils' wider personal development."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils achieve well in the national tests at the end of Year 6."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders provide a broad and balanced, well-planned curriculum."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders are committed to prioritising the early years as an important feature of the school's provision."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders understand the context of the school and its pupils very well."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should take steps to monitor more closely and to rapidly improve children's achievement in the early years, so that a greater proportion of children make rapid suitable progress and are well prepared for Year 1"; "Leaders should ensure that pupils systematically develop and improve their accuracy and skills in handwriting, so that the quality of pupils' work in their books is consistently high across the curriculum"; "Leaders should ensure that staff consistently apply the school's approaches to marking and assessment, so that pupils understand how to improve their work and respond appropriately".

In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils at Wessington Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 100% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 100% in reading and 100% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 13 families put Wessington Primary School as their first choice and 28 named it as one of their preferences, for 13 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Wessington Primary School are South Wingfield Primary School (1.5 miles, Requires improvement, 76% reading, 81% maths); Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School (1.8 miles); Shirland Primary School (1.9 miles); and Stretton Handley Church of England Primary School (2.3 miles, Good, 71% reading, 57% maths).

Wessington Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.

4.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 5 pupils (5.2%) received SEN support and 1 (1%) 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 autism.

Wessington Primary School had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Whatstandwell Rail Station, about 3.2 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Horse & Jockey (adjacent), 60 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 10 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50).

Wessington Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.