Highfield Hall 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 09/03/2016. 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 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Highfield Hall Primary School, Highfield Lane, Chesterfield

School Information

Address: Highfield Hall Primary School, Highfield Lane, Chesterfield, S41 8AZ
Website: www.highfieldhall.derbyshire.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01246273534
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Dr Michael Bywaters
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112667

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/03/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 460
Number of Pupils: 427
Number of Boys: 199
Number of Girls: 228

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.6 to 1.7
Writing
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2 to 1
Maths
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -1.9 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
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
Highfield Hall Primary School
Highfield Hall Primary School, Highfield Lane , S41 8AZ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Tapton View Road , Stonegravels S41 7JU
3out of 4 703 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Newbold CofE Primary School
Cranborne Road , Newbold S41 8PF
3out of 4 826 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Abercrombie Primary School
Higher Albert Street , S41 7QE
3out of 4 1,054 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy
Dunston Lane , Newbold S41 8EY
3out of 4 1,168 yd Academy sponsor led 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 4 385 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Newbold Road , Upper Newbold S41 8AG
4out of 4 1,129 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Parkside Community School
Boythorpe Avenue , Boythorpe S40 2NS
3out of 4 2,374 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brookfield Community School
Chatsworth Road , S40 3NS
2out of 4 3,132 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Whittington Green School
High Street , Old Whittington S41 9LG
2out of 4 3,200 yd Community school No 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 1,505 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashgate Croft School
Ashgate Road , S40 4BN
4out of 4 1,701 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
St Peter & St Paul School
Brambling House , Hady Hill S41 0EF
- not rated 2,856 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Holly House Special School
Church Street North , Old Whittington S41 9QR
2out of 4 2,977 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chesterfield Hospital School
Knightingale Red Ward , Chesterfield North Derbyshire Hospital S44 5BL
- not rated 3,249 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.