Whittington Green School
High Street, Chesterfield, S41 9LG
682 pupils · 85% of 800 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Free school meals
- 45.8%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 February 2023, published 22 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 31.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 52.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 13.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“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 — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 125 | 122 | 243 | 125 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 121 | 112 | 225 | 117 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 120 | 115 | 212 | 117 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 122 | 93 | 201 | 110 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 132 | 88 | 196 | 109 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 111 | 74 | 168 | 96 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 85 | 59 | 158 | 77 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 156 | 51 | 134 | 74 |
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
- Outwood Academy Newbold 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy 3.2 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Springwell Community College 4.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School 4.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Eckington School 4.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Parkside Community School 4.9 km · Good — confirmed 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.