Abercrombie Primary School is a primary school located in Chesterfield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 19/06/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

Check Abercrombie Primary School location rating (nearby schools, safety, property prices, sport facilities etc.
Higher Albert Street, Chesterfield

School Information

Address: Higher Albert Street, Chesterfield, S41 7QE
Website: http://www.abercrombie.derbyshire.sch.uk
Telephone: 01246232425
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Tracy Gannon
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112670

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 19/06/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 239
Number of Boys: 139
Number of Girls: 100

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -1 to 3.4
Writing
Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 0.4 to 4.5
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2 to 1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:74%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abercrombie Primary School
Higher Albert Street , S41 7QE 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary
Cross Street , S40 4ST 		3out of 4 509 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Tapton View Road , Stonegravels S41 7JU 		3out of 4 564 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Highfield Hall Primary School
Highfield Hall Primary School, Highfield Lane , S41 8AZ 		3out of 4 1,054 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Brampton Primary School
School Board Lane , Brampton S40 1DD 		3out of 4 1,320 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Outwood Academy Newbold
Highfield Lane , Newbold S41 8BA 		3out of 4 1,227 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Parkside Community School
Boythorpe Avenue , Boythorpe S40 2NS 		3out of 4 1,722 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Newbold Road , Upper Newbold S41 8AG 		4out of 4 2,134 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Brookfield Community School
Chatsworth Road , S40 3NS 		2out of 4 3,276 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chesterfield College
Infirmary Road , S41 7NG 		- not rated 451 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Peter & St Paul School
Brambling House , Hady Hill S41 0EF 		- not rated 1,835 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Ashgate Croft School
Ashgate Road , S40 4BN 		4out of 4 2,037 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
Chesterfield Hospital School
Knightingale Red Ward , Chesterfield North Derbyshire Hospital S44 5BL 		- not rated 2,280 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

↑