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 302 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, 2017-18, the children are organised into 10 classes. Two Early Years Foundation classes (Nursery and Reception), three Key Stage 1 classes (Reception/Year 1, Y1/Y2 and Year 2), and five Key Stage 2 classes (two Year 3/4, Year 4/5 and two Year 5/6).
| Nursery | |
| Morning Session - 8.45am to 11.45am | |
| Afternoon Session - 12.10pm to 3.10pm | |
| Infants (KS1) | Juniors (KS2) |
| Doors open at 8.45am | Doors open at 8.45am |
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School begins at 8.55am and finishes at 3.10pm |
School begins at 8.55am and finishes at 3.15pm |
| Playtimes | Lunchtime |
| 10.45am to 11.00am (KS1 & KS2) |
Infants (KS1) 11.50 to 12.50pm |
| 2.00pm to 2.15pm (KS1 only) |
Juniors (KS2) 12.15pm to 1.10pm |