Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wren Park Primary School


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   merge to [[Mickleover]]. Arbitrary merge target added so the script won't get pissed off. Juliancolton (talk) 00:57, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

Wren Park Primary School

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Primary schools are usually not notable enough for standalone articles, and this one doesn't seem to have received much coverage in reliable sources. / ƒETCH COMMS  /  16:33, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 16:36, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
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 * Comment Apparently part of a larger project in Template:Schools in Derbyshire, which, to its credit, seems to have only a handful (13) primary schools on its list. Perhaps those that are "junior" or "independent preparatory" can be consolidated into a single article.  Mandsford 19:18, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep - most primary schools are not notable but this one is. It was assessed by Ofsted as Outstanding, the highest accolade that a UK school can achieve.. It also has a full portfolio of the top awards in a range of fields; the school has gained the Investors in People Award, Arts Mark Gold, Active Mark Gold and Healthy Schools' Award. All these can be independently sourced. The page obviously needs expanding to reflect all this, which I will do. TerriersFan (talk) 19:40, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep As per above. It does need expanding a little bit though, or might not be considered notable by people not familiar with the area. Isn't a primary school only notable when it has got at least two "Outstandings" though?  Rcsprinter  Gimme a message  17:23, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Merge to an applicable article on this school's district; otherwise delete. The assumption we make here is that elementary schools are non-notable unless demonstrated otherwise and I fail to see anything in that realm here. Carrite (talk) 16:37, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment - perhaps some background might be helpful. It is common ground that generally elementary schools are not notable. However, exceptional elementary schools, as with exceptional institutions in any walk of life, are. It is for that reason that Blue Ribbon elementary schools in the US are notable. In the UK an 'Outstanding' Ofsted assessment, backed up by other top awards, is a broad equivalence. TerriersFan (talk) 22:51, 29 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Comment - Such "awards" are mere bureaucratic categorizations. Elementary schools should have independently-documented significance; otherwise we'll have a list of rich kids' elementary schools (since, let's face it, the income of student families largely dictates such "performance" as is recognized by these so-called "awards") and an endless steam of attempts to jam elementary school pages through the gates. This school does not rise to the level of inclusion-worthiness, in my opinion. Carrite (talk) 15:49, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 10:22, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Delete or Merge with community page. I'm sure it's a fine school, but I don't see anything notable.  Wikipelli  Talk   17:32, 31 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Merge as usual. The only actual case for the school been exceptional is the Orford Outstanding rating, but a/c the school's own summary cited above, p. 11, 13% of primary schools get an outstanding rating.  The topi 13% of something is not really exceptional enough for an article. Top 1% in the UK if there were such a rating, maybe. Not  merely top 13%    DGG ( talk ) 02:19, 2 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Merge, nothing outstanding at all about this school other than its award. --Simple Boba.k.a. The Spaminator (Talk) 17:17, 7 April 2011 (UTC)
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