Pilsley 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 17/01/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Station Road, Chesterfield, S45 8EU
Website: www.pilsleyprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01773872378
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Nicholas Snape
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112605

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/01/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 206
Number of Pupils: 227
Number of Boys: 119
Number of Girls: 108

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.5 to 1.7
Writing
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.3 to 1.5
Maths
Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.2 to 3.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pilsley Primary School
Station Road , Pilsley S45 8EU
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Park House Primary School
Rupert Street , Lower Pilsley S45 8DB
3out of 4 1,849 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Tibshelf Infant School
144 High Street , Tibshelf DE55 5PP
3out of 4 2,224 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Town End Junior School
Alfreton Road , Tibshelf DE55 5PB
3out of 4 2,449 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Morton Primary School
Main Road , Morton DE55 6HH
3out of 4 2,672 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tibshelf Community School
Doe Hill Lane , Tibshelf DE55 5LZ
3out of 4 2,094 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.