Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Alfreton, Derbyshire
Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Alfreton, Derbyshire for ages 3–11 (community school).
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Catchment area for Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Primrose Hill, Blackwell, Alfreton, DE55 5JG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 122 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 20 January 2026
Strengths
- “Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School provides a happy and safe learning environment for all pupils.”
- “Pupils learn to value their education, and they enjoy learning.”
- “The school’s motto, ‘unlocking potential, providing opportunities, achieving goals’, is lived out.”
To improve
- “However, there are times when some pupils do not engage as effectively as they could, for example in class discussions when they do not readily share their ideas or answers.”
- “However, staff do not always correct pupils when they do not use their phonics knowledge accurately, which slows some pupils’ ability to read with sufficient fluency.”
- “In addition, the school’s handwriting policy is not implemented consistently, which means some pupils do not form letters accurately, and this slows their ability to write fluently.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 67% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 18 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 18 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derbyshire.
- Westhouses Primary School 0.8 mi Good
- Newton Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- The Green Flying High Academy 1.0 mi Not judged
- Town End Junior School 1.1 mi Not judged
- The Brigg Infant School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Glebe Junior School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Stonebroom Primary and Nursery School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Tibshelf Infant School 1.7 mi School remains Good