1
New Whittington Community Primary School
Chesterfield • Derbyshire • S43 2AQ
2
23 Sep 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Chesterfield
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2021)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Chesterfield. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
61
Outstanding
0
Good
53
Median inspection year
2021
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 0% · G: 93% · RI: 7% · I: 0%
2
Palterton Primary School
Chesterfield • Derbyshire • S44 6UN
2
23 Jun 2024
3
Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School
Chesterfield • Derbyshire • S44 5PF
2
20 Jun 2024
4
New Bolsover Primary and Nursery School
Chesterfield • Derbyshire • S44 6PY
2
19 Jun 2024
5
Clowne Infant and Nursery School
Chesterfield • Derbyshire • S43 4DB
2
18 Jun 2024
6
Henry Bradley Infant School
Chesterfield • Derbyshire • S43 1HR
2
10 Jun 2024
7
Westfield Infant School
Chesterfield • Derbyshire • S40 3NW
2
15 Feb 2024
8
Poolsbrook Primary Academy
Chesterfield • Derbyshire • S43 3LF
2
19 Dec 2023
9
Walton Holymoorside Primary School
Chesterfield • Derbyshire • S42 7DU
2
13 Dec 2023
10
Staveley Junior School
Chesterfield • Derbyshire • S43 3XE
2
10 Dec 2023
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy 2 • Nov 2023
- Holme Hall Primary School 2 • Oct 2023
- Holmgate Primary School and Nursery 2 • Jul 2023
- Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School 2 • Jun 2023
- Newbold CofE Primary School 2 • Jan 2023
- Mary Swanwick Primary School 2 • Dec 2022
- Cutthorpe Primary School 2 • Dec 2022
- Calow CofE VC Primary School 2 • Nov 2022
- Brockwell Junior School 2 • Jul 2022
- Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy 2 • Jul 2022