Primary school

Wessington Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Derbyshire
  • DE55 6DQ
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,405 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 16%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 17%17%2017/18: top 83%2018/19: top 50%2022/23: top 38%2023/24: top 1%1% · 2023/242024/25: top 16%No exams

Against East Midlands

Expected standard, RWM78% · East Midlands 63%Small cohort: 9 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM11% · East Midlands 6%Small cohort: 9 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score108 · East Midlands 105Small cohort: 9 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · East Midlands 104Small cohort: 9 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22Withheld 2016/17

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 71% · 7 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: 50% · 8 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 67% · 6 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 67% · 9 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 100% · 11 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 78% · 9 pupils · East Midlands 63%100%50%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 14% · 7 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: 13% · 8 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 17% · 6 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 0% · 9 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 27% · 11 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 11% · 9 pupils · East Midlands 6%27%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 7 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: 105 · 8 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 105 · 6 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 107 · 9 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 109 · 11 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 108 · 9 pupils · East Midlands 105109105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 7 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: 106 · 8 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 104 · 6 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 106 · 9 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 110 · 11 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 107 · 9 pupils · East Midlands 104110104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
13 of 13 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1313
2nd120
3rd30

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2013Good
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202696
Free school meals (past 6 years)5.4%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support5.4%
EHC plan1.1%
Absence (sessions missed)3.4%
Persistently absent pupils3.1%

Girls 48.4%Boys 51.6%

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.0
Pupils per adult10.1
  • Classroom teachers 5.2
  • Leadership 0
  • Teaching assistants 3.5
  • Other support 0.8

Teachers 5.2 FTE · Whole workforce 9.6 · 22 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,861
Spend per pupil£8,179
Staff spend per pupil£5,342
Reserve per pupil£711
  • +£62,882revenue reserve
  • −£28,198in-year balance

Grants £7,498 · self-generated £363 · premises £407 per pupil