South Wingfield Primary School

About South Wingfield Primary School

South Wingfield Primary School sits within Derbyshire’s Amber Valley, a local authority with 353 primary schools where only nine hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating. The school itself ranks 18th out of 43 primary schools in Amber Valley on the key stage 2 expected standard measure, placing it in the top half locally. Its top-performing peers in the area include Redhill Primary School, Wessington Primary School and Longford CofE Primary School, all of which achieved the maximum ranking score. With 137 pupils on roll against a capacity of 131, the school is slightly over capacity, and it was oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake: 29 first-preference applications were made for just 20 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.55. Headteacher Melissa Kealy leads a mixed, non-religious state primary for children aged 5 to 11, and the school does not offer nursery provision or a sixth form.

In its most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2023, South Wingfield Primary School was rated Requires Improvement overall, a drop from its previous Good rating in 2013. The inspection found that quality of education and leadership and management both require improvement, while early years provision, personal development, and behaviour and attitudes were all judged Good. At key stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is above the Derbyshire local authority average of 59%. Reading and maths both saw 87% of pupils reach the expected standard, and 80% did so in writing. At the higher standard, 53% achieved in reading, 27% in maths, and just 7% in writing. The school’s average reading score was 110 and maths score 106. Nationally, the school ranks 5,546th out of 13,686 primaries on the combined expected standard metric, placing it in the top 41% of schools across England.

The school offers a range of facilities including an outdoor playground, library, gymnasium, ICT suite and a chapel. Sports provision covers gymnastics, dance, cross country, netball and rounders, while clubs include film club, drama, book club, choir and eco club. South Wingfield Primary School has identified SEND provisions for moderate learning difficulty, speech, language and communication needs, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulty or disability. With 12.4% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a community with slightly above-average disadvantage compared with the national primary average. Given its oversubscribed status and solid KS2 results above the local average, this school is likely to suit families in the Amber Valley area who prioritise a strong academic baseline and a broad extracurricular offer, though those seeking a top-tier Ofsted rating may want to monitor the school’s progress following its recent downgrade.

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