Whittington Green School is a mixed local-authority maintained secondary school in Chesterfield, Derbyshire County Council, teaching 682 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in February 2023. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 40.8 (England 46.1). The 2026–2027 school year runs from 4 September 2026 to 26 July 2027.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Whittington Green School.

Latest inspection
Good Overall effectiveness
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour & attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership & managementGood
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 4 · Inspected 8 Feb 2023 · Published 22 Mar 2023
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2026–2027

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Whittington Green School.

Whittington Green School term dates calendar 2026–2027
Official term-dates calendar · 2026–2027 · source

Interactive Calendar

August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 3–28 School holiday dates
September 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–3 School holiday dates
  • 4–30 Autumn Term
October 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–23 Autumn Term
  • 26–30 School holiday dates
November 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 2–30 Autumn Term
December 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–18 Autumn Term
  • 21–31 School holiday dates
January 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1 School holiday dates
  • 4–31 Spring Term
February 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 1–12 Spring Term
  • 15–19 School holiday dates
  • 22–28 Spring Term
March 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–25 Spring Term
  • 26–31 School holiday dates
April 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–9 School holiday dates
  • 12–30 Summer Term
May 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–28 Summer Term
  • 3 School holiday dates
  • 31 School holiday dates
June 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–4 School holiday dates
  • 7–30 Summer Term
July 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–26 Summer Term
  • 27–30 School holiday dates

Key dates (2026–2027)

  • School holiday dates Aug 3, 2026-Aug 28, 2026 Holiday
  • School holiday dates Sep 1, 2026-Sep 3, 2026 Holiday
  • Autumn Term Sep 4, 2026-Oct 23, 2026 Term
  • School holiday dates Oct 26, 2026-Oct 30, 2026 Holiday
  • Autumn Term Nov 2, 2026-Dec 18, 2026 Term
  • School holiday dates Dec 21, 2026-Jan 1, 2027 Holiday
  • Spring Term Jan 4, 2027-Feb 12, 2027 Term
  • School holiday dates Feb 15, 2027-Feb 19, 2027 Holiday
  • Spring Term Feb 22, 2027-Mar 25, 2027 Term
  • School holiday dates Mar 26, 2027-Apr 9, 2027 Holiday
  • Summer Term Apr 12, 2027-May 28, 2027 Term
  • School holiday dates May 3, 2027 Holiday
  • School holiday dates May 31, 2027-Jun 4, 2027 Holiday
  • Summer Term Jun 7, 2027-Jul 26, 2027 Term
  • School holiday dates Jul 27, 2027-Jul 30, 2027 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
40.8 Attainment 8 England 46.1
31.9% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
19.6% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Whittington Green School with Derbyshire County Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 40.8 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Derbyshire County Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 40.8
Derbyshire County Council 45 England 46.1 -5.3 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 31.9%
Derbyshire County Council 42.9% England 45.4% -13.5 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 33.7
Derbyshire County Council 34 England 34.9 -1.2 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 11
Derbyshire County Council 15.2 England 15.5 -4.5 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 35.1%
Derbyshire County Council 27.6% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 94
Attendance 19.6% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Derbyshire County Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 19.6%
Derbyshire County Council 15.7% England 17.8% +1.8 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 7.8%
Derbyshire County Council 6.5% England 6.8% +1 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 79% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Derbyshire County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 79%
Derbyshire County Council 91% England 92% -13 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 77%
Derbyshire County Council 80% England 83% -6 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Whittington Green School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Whittington Green School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.