1
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Chesterfield • Derbyshire • S41 8AG
1
14 Jul 2024
Top 10 Secondary schools in Chesterfield
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2023)
This Top 10 showcases secondary 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 secondary schools
10
Outstanding
1
Good
7
Median inspection year
2023
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 11% · G: 78% · RI: 11% · I: 0%
2
Outwood Academy Hasland Hall
Chesterfield • Derbyshire • S41 0LP
2
10 Dec 2023
3
Heritage High School
Chesterfield • Derbyshire • S43 4QG
2
26 Nov 2023
4
Brookfield Community School
Chesterfield • Derbyshire • S40 3NS
2
14 Jun 2023
5
Whittington Green School
Chesterfield • Derbyshire • S41 9LG
2
22 Mar 2023
6
Outwood Academy Newbold
Chesterfield • Derbyshire • S41 8BA
2
7 Dec 2017
7
Parkside Community School
Chesterfield • Derbyshire • S40 2NS
2
18 May 2017
8
The Bolsover School
Chesterfield • Derbyshire • S44 6XA
2
6 Sep 2016
9
Netherthorpe School
Chesterfield • Derbyshire • S43 3PU
3
14 Nov 2022
10
Springwell Community College
Chesterfield • Derbyshire • S43 3NQ
Not judged
10 Dec 2024
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 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.