Spire Junior 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 11/07/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Jawbones Hill, Chesterfield

School Information

Address: Jawbones Hill, Chesterfield, S40 2EN
Website: www.spirejunior.co.uk
Telephone: 01246234546
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr David Shaw
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112661

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/07/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 204
Number of Pupils: 186
Number of Boys: 93
Number of Girls: 93

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 13% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -5.2 to -1.7
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.7 to 1.6
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.3 Confidence interval -4.9 to -1.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:38%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
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
Spire Junior School
Jawbones Hill , Derby Road S40 2EN
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Spire Nursery and Infant School
Derby Road , S40 2EU
3out of 4 573 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Walton Peak Flying High Academy
Whitecotes Lane , S40 3HJ
- not rated 641 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
William Rhodes Primary & Nursery School
Hunloke Avenue , Boythorpe S40 2NR
2out of 4 1,071 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hasland Infant School
Eyre Street East , Hasland S41 0PE
3out of 4 1,197 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parkside Community School
Boythorpe Avenue , Boythorpe S40 2NS
3out of 4 968 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Outwood Academy Hasland Hall
Broomfield Avenue , Hasland S41 0LP
- not rated 1,797 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Brookfield Community School
Chatsworth Road , S40 3NS
2out of 4 3,183 yd Academy converter Not Applicable 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 1,863 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North East Derbyshire Support Centre
The Green , Hasland S41 0LN
2out of 4 1,602 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Peter & St Paul School
Brambling House , Hady Hill S41 0EF
- not rated 1,939 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Chesterfield Hospital School
Knightingale Red Ward , Chesterfield North Derbyshire Hospital S44 5BL
- not rated 2,459 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
Ashgate Croft School
Ashgate Road , S40 4BN
4out of 4 2,830 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.