Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School
Community primary school in Alfreton (Derbyshire).
Location
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Blackwell Primary School is a friendly, energetic and forward-thinking community primary school based in the village of Blackwell, Derbyshire. We have 120 places in school across four classes, with a mixed year group arrangement. Our nursery operates in the mornings and shares space with our reception class as a full Early Years Foundation Stage unit.
The school serves a catchment area incorporating the village of Blackwell, near Alfreton. School also welcomes pupils from outside our immediate catchment area, including the nearby towns and villages of South Normanton, Westhouses and Tibshelf. Blackwell Primary opened in 1871 and has a long established history at the centre of our local community.
Whole generations of families have attended our school and added to our rich heritage. In 1992 the school was expanded with the addition of the nursery, and in 2017 acquired the old Children's Centre building to use as a dedicated area for nurture, school clubs and our breakfast and afterschool club provision.
The school itself consists of classrooms, a library, a hall, STEM room, on-site kitchen and a number of intervention areas.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 112506
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Constituency
- Bolsover
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sarah Parekh | Chair of Governors | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sarah Parekh Former | Chair of Governors | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Joanne Smith | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Owen Chandler | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Ian Newham | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Tanya Blake | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr William Booth | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Sam Flanagan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Alistair Ward | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Gillian Gardner | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mr Paul Bunning | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2019 · until 2029 |
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