Arkwright 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 28/11/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.8%, which is 1.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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School Lane, Chesterfield

School Information

Address: School Lane, Chesterfield, S44 5BZ
Website: www.arkwright.derbyshire.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01246234018
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Sally Seward
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112632

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 120
Number of Pupils: 108
Number of Boys: 57
Number of Girls: 51

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -4.3 to 1.6
Writing
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -1.3 to 4.1
Maths
Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -5.2 to 0.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:47%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Arkwright Primary School
School Lane , Arkwright Town S44 5BZ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Calow CofE VC Primary School
North Road , Calow S44 5BD 		2out of 4 2,026 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Duckmanton Primary School
West Crescent , Duckmanton S44 5HD 		3out of 4 2,100 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School
Manor Road , Brimington Common S43 1NT 		3out of 4 2,326 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Inkersall Spencer Academy
Inkersall Green Road , Inkersall S43 3SE 		2out of 4 2,347 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Springwell Community College
Middlecroft Road , Staveley S43 3NQ 		- not rated 2,512 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chesterfield Hospital School
Knightingale Red Ward , Chesterfield North Derbyshire Hospital S44 5BL 		- not rated 2,735 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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