Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School

Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School at a glance

Located in Alfreton, Derbyshire, Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 118 pupils aged 3 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 11.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 18 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.7%. There are about 22.8 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 47% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.