Barrow Hill Primary Academy 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 06/03/2019. 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 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Station Road, Chesterfield

School Information

Address: Station Road, Chesterfield, S43 2PG
Website: www.barrowhill.academy
Telephone: 01246472494
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rebecca Vodden Page
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143179

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/03/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 118
Number of Pupils: 97
Number of Boys: 52
Number of Girls: 45

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -6.3 to 1.8
Writing
Average: 2.5 Confidence interval -1.2 to 6.3
Maths
Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -6.8 to 0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:36%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:99
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Barrow Hill Primary Academy
Station Road , Barrow Hill S43 2PG 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hollingwood Primary School
Lilac Street , Hollingwood S43 2JG 		- not rated 1,532 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Speedwell Infant School
College Avenue , Staveley S43 3JJ 		3out of 4 1,718 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Staveley Junior School
College Avenue , Staveley S43 3XE 		3out of 4 1,784 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School
Calver Crescent , Staveley S43 3LY 		3out of 4 2,054 yd Voluntary aided school 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 2,368 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Netherthorpe School
Ralph Road , Staveley S43 3PU 		3out of 4 2,508 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Whittington Green School
High Street , Old Whittington S41 9LG 		2out of 4 3,185 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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