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Alfreton Park Community Special School

Community special school · Mixed · Derbyshire

Alfreton Park, Alfreton, DE55 7AL

01773483330

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

90.8%

35.9% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

167

Capacity used

Nearly full

98%

170 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Community special school
Age range
2–19
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Josie O' Donnell
Address
Alfreton Park, Wingfield Road, Alfreton, DE55 7AL
Phone
01773483330
Local authority
Derbyshire
Ward / constituency
Alfreton · Amber Valley
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
113040

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals56%——
English as additional language3%——
SEN support0%——
72% boys (120)28% girls (47)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

167 pupils · 170 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    14 April 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionStrong standard
    AchievementExpected standard
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
    Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
    Leadership and governanceExpected standard
    Early yearsStrong standard
    Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
    Post-16 provisionExpected standard
  2. 22

    05 May 2022

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 103 pupils

Attendance

90.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

9.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

35.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

68%
20/21
38%
21/22
36%
22/23
31%
23/24
36%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard0%
-62% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard0%
-75% vs England
Higher standard0%
-33% vs England

Writing

Expected standard0%
-72% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard0%
-74% vs England
Higher standard0%
-26% vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard0%
-73% vs England
Higher standard0%
-30% vs England

Science

Expected standard0%
-82% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

02019020230202402025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)0%61%
Higher standard0%8%

GCSE results over time

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Pupils in cohort5—

Oxbridge

No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.