Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School
Primrose Hill, Alfreton, DE55 5JG
122 pupils · 73% of 168 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Free school meals
- 46.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 1 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 67% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 19 | 18 | 29 | 19 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 15 | 14 | 33 | 14 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 17 | 16 | 34 | 17 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 17 | 16 | 36 | 17 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 12 | 12 | 34 | 12 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 17 | 15 | 36 | 16 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 10 | 10 | 33 | 10 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 13 | 13 | 25 | 13 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Westhouses Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Newton Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Green Flying High Academy 1.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Town End Junior School 1.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Brigg Infant School 2.1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Glebe Junior School 2.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.