Howitt Primary Community School
Primary schoolHowitt Primary Community School is a primary school in Amber Valley, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 350 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 27 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 55% of pupils at Howitt Primary Community School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Derbyshire and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Corfield CofE Infant SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement590 m
- Heanor Gate Spencer AcademySecondary. Outstanding (overall), June 2023. Attainment 8 of 43.4 (2025/26, provisional)780 m
- Jasmine House SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file980 m
- Loscoe CofE Primary School and NurseryPrimary. School remains Good, April 2023. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Mundy CofE Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 2023. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Coppice Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Amber Valley
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).