Whitwell Primary School opened its doors on September 1st 1984 after the amalgamation of two separate schools; Whitwell Infant School and Whitwell Junior School (now the village library and community centre). The Nursery opened in November 1988 making the school able to cater for children from 3 to 11 years.
At present, there are 251 children in school, including Nursery and the maximum number of children that could be admitted in a school year in each year group is 40 children from Reception to Year 6 and 52 in Nursery.
Currently, 2023-24, the children are organised into 9 classes. Two Early Years Foundation classes (Nursery and Reception), two Key Stage 1 classes , and five Key Stage 2 classes (three Year 3/4 and two Year 5/6). The Y5/6 classes are grouped as 3 parallel classes in the mornings for Guided Reading, English and Maths to reduce class sizes and to provide the children with high quality teaching.
| Nursery | |
| Morning Session - 8.40am to 11.40am | |
| Afternoon Session - 12.20pm to 3.20pm | |
Both sessions totalling 15 hours in a typical week
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| Infants (KS1) | Juniors (KS2) |
| Doors open at 8.40am | Doors open at 8.40am |
School begins at 8.45am and finishes at 3.15pm | School begins at 8.50am and finishes at 3.20pm |
| Totalling 32 hours and 30 minutes in a typical week | Totalling 32 hours and 30 minutes in a typical week |
Playtimes |
Lunchtime |
| 10.40am to 10.55am (KS1 & KS2) | Infants (KS1) 11.45 to 12.45pm - staggered |
| 2.00pm to 2.15pm (KS1 only) | Juniors (KS2) 12.10pm to 1.05pm |
Further information on opening times and holiday dates can be found on the School Holiday Dates or Breakfast Club pages on the Parent's tab.
Please note: Children should not arrive unaccompanied in school before 8.40am as staff do not supervise the playground before this time. To support you, we run a Breakfast Club in school which starts at 7.45am, please enquire at the school office for further information.