Schools and Education in Chesterfield

There are 38 schools in Chesterfield (excluding independent schools), including 27 primary schools, 7 secondary schools, and 1 serving sixth-form education. Chesterfield has 1 school with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Chesterfield under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Sixth Forms Pupils Referral Units

Chesterfield Education Profile

The median school in Chesterfield has 32% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 29th highest figure in Derbyshire. This represents about 4,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 3 of Chesterfield's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Chesterfield is 20.43 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 59th highest ratio in Derbyshire, and the 508th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the East Midlands region of the UK.

The 1 schools in Chesterfield operating with pupil referral units offer 40 PRU places to the local area.

Primaries

27

0% Outstanding • 78% Good

Secondaries

7

14% Outstanding • 57% Good

Sixth Forms

1

0% Outstanding • 100% Good

Primary Schools in Chesterfield

Most of Chesterfield's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 21 schools or 78% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between high and very low - about 22% and 11% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 41% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Chesterfield's primary schools most commonly have a very high ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Abercrombie Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Very high
Brampton Primary School 3–11 yrs 343
Good
Low
High
Brimington Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Low
Good
Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School 3–7 yrs 103
Good
Low
Brockwell Junior School 7–11 yrs 238
Good
High
Very high
Brockwell Nursery and Infant School 3–7 yrs 180
Good
Good
Calow CofE VC Primary School 3–11 yrs 193
Good
Very low
Low
Church of England
Cavendish Junior School 7–11 yrs 120
Good
High
High
Christ Church CofE Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very high
Church of England
Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy 3–11 yrs 270
Requires improvement
Good
Low
Hady Primary School 3–11 yrs 315
Good
High
High
Hasland Infant School 3–7 yrs 300
Good
Very high
Hasland Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Very high
Very high
Henry Bradley Infant School 3–7 yrs 180
Good
Good
Highfield Hall Primary School 3–11 yrs 460
Good
Good
Very high
Holme Hall Primary School 5–11 yrs 146
High
Mary Swanwick Primary School 3–11 yrs 262
Good
High
Very high
New Whittington Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 344
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
Newbold CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Low
Church of England
Old Hall Junior School 7–11 yrs 231
Good
Very high
Spire Junior School 7–11 yrs 204
Good
Very low
High
Spire Nursery and Infant School 2–7 yrs 150
Good
Good
St Mary's Catholic Primary 4–11 yrs 420
Good
High
High
Roman Catholic
Walton Peak Flying High Academy 3–11 yrs 350
Westfield Infant School 5–7 yrs 180
Very high
Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy 2–7 yrs 120
Good
Very low
William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School 2–11 yrs 210

Chesterfield Secondary Schools

Most of Chesterfield's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 4 schools or 57% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and high - about 29% and 29% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 29% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Chesterfield's secondary schools most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Brookfield Community School 11–18 yrs 1,090
Good
Low
Very low
Outwood Academy Hasland Hall 11–16 yrs 860
Outwood Academy Newbold 11–18 yrs 1,028
Good
High
High
Parkside Community School 11–16 yrs 600
Good
Very high
Very low
Parkside Community School 11–16 yrs 600
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy 11–18 yrs 1,260
Outstanding
High
Low
Roman Catholic
Whittington Green School 11–16 yrs 800
Good
Low
Low

Sixth Form Schools in Chesterfield

Most of Chesterfield's sixth form schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Chesterfield College 16–99 yrs
Good

Chesterfield Pupil Referral Units

Most of Chesterfield's pupil referral units have been rated Special Measures by Ofsted, amounting to 0 schools or 0% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Chesterfield's pupil referral units most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Esteem North Academy 5–16 yrs 100
Very low
Last updated: 15 Aug 2023