Wigley Primary School, Chesterfield

Ofsted's report card from its 24 February 2026 inspection grades Wigley Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils' attainment in reading, writing and mathematics is generally above average by the end of Year 6."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Attendance is high because leaders ensure that pupils are eager to come to school."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have an astute understanding of the quality of the school's curriculum and teaching."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders place a high priority on children getting off to the best start in the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Recognising increasing need, leaders have recently strengthened the provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders know the school's context, strengths and areas for development very well."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders place a strong emphasis on pupils' personal development and wellbeing."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the targets set for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and disadvantaged pupils are sufficiently precise. They should monitor the support that these pupils receive and its impact more rigorously to enable pupils to achieve more highly"; "Leaders should ensure that staff use assessment information and their knowledge of pupils' barriers to learning more precisely to consistently make suitable adaptations and quickly address gaps in knowledge, including accurate letter and number formation".

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Wigley 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 rose from 88% in reading and 63% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 6 families put Wigley Primary School as their first choice and 28 named it as one of their preferences, for 6 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 Wigley Primary School are Cutthorpe Primary School (1.8 miles, Good, 73% reading, 80% maths); Walton Holymoorside Primary School (2.1 miles, Good, 88% reading, 86% maths); Holme Hall Primary School (2.6 miles, Good, 66% reading, 69% maths); and Westfield Infant School (2.7 miles, Good).

Wigley Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

42 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Wigley Primary School (as of April 2026): 100% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (93%).

12.5% 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.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (95%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 7 pupils (12.5%) received SEN support and 0 (0%) 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.

Wigley Primary School had 4 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Wigley Primary School.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (adjacent), 30 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 1 crime within a mile of the school, most often public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50).

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