Holmgate Primary School and Nursery 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 18/05/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are below average, progress in writing is well below 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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Holmgate Road, Chesterfield

School Information

Address: Holmgate Road, Chesterfield, S45 9QD
Website: www.holmgate.derbyshire.sch.uk
Telephone: 01246862270
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Tim Priestley
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112530

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 244
Number of Boys: 124
Number of Girls: 120

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2.8 Confidence interval -4.9 to -0.7
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.7 Confidence interval -4.6 to -0.8
Maths
Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4.3 to -0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:43%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holmgate Primary School and Nursery
Holmgate Road , Clay Cross S45 9QD 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Sharley Park Community Primary School
Sharley Park Community Primary School, Pilsley Road , Danesmoor S45 9BN 		3out of 4 2,087 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Stretton Handley Church of England Primary School
Beresford Lane , Woolley Moor DE55 6FH 		3out of 4 2,832 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy
Queen Victoria Road , New Tupton S42 6DY 		1out of 4 3,067 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tupton Hall School
Station New Road , Old Tupton S42 6LG 		- not rated 2,223 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Eastwood Grange School
Eastwood Grange , Milken Lane S45 0BA 		- not rated 2,857 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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