Westhouses Primary School, Alfreton
Westhouses Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Alfreton. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2022. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 9th-highest of the 15 schools in Alfreton with published results, and 9,982nd of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 110% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2022)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
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
Westhouses Primary School in detail
Westhouses Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "The staff, parents and pupils have helped to form our new visions and values which you can view below. For us, our vision of being a 'welcoming, hard working, positive and supportive' school lies at the heart of all that we do."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:50am and after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at Westhouses Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 45% in reading and 55% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Westhouses Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 5 families put Westhouses Primary School as their first choice and 17 named it as one of their preferences, for 5 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Westhouses Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Westhouses Primary School are Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School (0.8 miles, Good, 75% reading, 75% maths); Stonebroom Primary and Nursery School (1 mile, 70% reading, 70% maths); Shirland Primary School (1.3 miles); and Morton Primary Academy (1.3 miles, 69% reading, 81% maths).
Westhouses Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.
Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery SchoolStonebroom Primary and Nursery SchoolShirland Primary SchoolMorton Primary Academy
Who goes there
4.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 25 pupils (30.1%) received SEN support and 7 (8.4%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.
Staffing
Westhouses 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Alfreton Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 14 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50).
Suspensions and exclusions
Westhouses Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; 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 · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its September 2022 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
24.1%
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 improved from 45% to 67% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 55% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 64% to 75% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
20.8
Avg class size
19.5
Infant (KS1)
22.0
KS2
4
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Westhouses Primary School
Term dates
Westhouses Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Derbyshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Wednesday 22 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Thursday 6 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028)
- Summer term: Monday 24 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Westhouses Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Westhouses Primary 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
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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 Westhouses Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
110%
Over capacity
77 pupils
70 places
7 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Alfreton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Alfreton
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(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
25
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
38.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
83
Total Pupils
46
Boys
37
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
7
Teachers
11.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,563
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,893
Per pupil
£623k
Total funding
£33k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.0%
Overall absence
5.9%
Persistent absence
68
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
Westhouses Primary School
Questions parents ask about Westhouses Primary School
What are SATs results like at Westhouses Primary School?
Of the pupils at Westhouses Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 67% reached the expected standard in reading and 75% did so in maths.
What is Westhouses Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Westhouses Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in September 2022. At its previous graded inspection in 2019 it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for Westhouses Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Westhouses Primary 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 Westhouses Primary School?
Westhouses Primary School was full in 2025, at 110% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Westhouses Primary School?
Classes at Westhouses Primary School average 20.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Westhouses Primary School?
Westhouses Primary School has around 83 pupils on roll. 24% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Westhouses Primary School?
4% of sessions were missed at Westhouses Primary School in 2024/25. 5.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Westhouses Primary School?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Westhouses Primary 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.
What are Westhouses Primary School's term dates?
Westhouses Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Derbyshire. In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Wednesday 22 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Thursday 6 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Westhouses Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Westhouses Primary School?
Westhouses Primary School is at Bolden Terrace, Westhouses, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 5AF.
Sources: Derbyshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)