William Levick Primary School

About William Levick Primary School

William Levick Primary School sits comfortably above the Derbyshire local authority average for Key Stage 2 outcomes, with 70% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared to the LA average of 59%. That eleven-point gap is a meaningful indicator of solid academic performance for a state primary of this size. The school ranks 11th out of 35 primary schools in the North East Derbyshire district, placing it in the top third nationally by the same metric. While it doesn't match the top-scoring peers in its local area — Wessington, Redhill and Longford all achieved perfect ranking scores — Levick's results are clearly above the typical Derbyshire primary, and the school sits 67th out of 353 similar schools across the whole authority. For parents weighing up options in the region, this is a school that delivers consistently above the local norm without being among the absolute elite.

Looking more closely at the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 data, the school's strengths are uneven across subjects. Reading and maths average scores of 107 and 106 respectively are both above the national benchmark of 100, and 87% of pupils met the expected standard in maths — a notably strong figure. However, the proportion reaching the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined is just 3%, and only 7% achieved higher standard in writing. This suggests the school is effective at getting most children to a solid level, but less successful at pushing the highest achievers into the top bands. The most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024 confirmed the school 'remains Good', upgrading from a Requires Improvement rating in 2014. Leadership and management, early years provision and overall effectiveness were all judged Good. Behaviour and attitudes were not separately graded in the most recent ungraded inspection, but the trajectory is clearly positive.

The school is a community primary for 210 pupils aged 4 to 11, with a capacity of 212, so it runs very close to full. For the 2025/26 intake, it was oversubscribed: 60 applications for 26 places, with 21 first-preference offers made. That means a first-preference application gives roughly an 80% chance of a place, but it's not guaranteed. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 8.6%, below the national average, which aligns with the school's position in a relatively affluent part of North East Derbyshire. Facilities include a forest school, sensory room, ICT suite and sports hall, and the school offers a range of clubs from chess and coding to choir and drama. SEND provision covers specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional needs, speech and language needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a good-fit school for families who want above-average core results in a well-subscribed local primary with strong early years provision and a broad extracurricular offer.

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