William Rhodes Primary & Nursery 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 25/04/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are well above average, progress in maths is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.1%, which is 2.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hunloke Avenue, Chesterfield, S40 2NR
Website: www.williamrhodes.derbyshire.sch.uk
Telephone: 01246234626
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rachel Purvis
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112671

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 25/04/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 191
Number of Boys: 90
Number of Girls: 101

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 3.5 Confidence interval 1.3 to 5.7
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.5 Confidence interval 1.5 to 5.6
Maths
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.7 to 2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
William Rhodes Primary & Nursery School
Hunloke Avenue , Boythorpe S40 2NR
2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
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Old Hall Junior School
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Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parkside Community School
Boythorpe Avenue , Boythorpe S40 2NS
3out of 4 127 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brookfield Community School
Chatsworth Road , S40 3NS
2out of 4 2,191 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Outwood Academy Newbold
Highfield Lane , Newbold S41 8BA
3out of 4 2,722 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Outwood Academy Hasland Hall
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- not rated 2,864 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
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16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chesterfield College
Infirmary Road , S41 7NG
- not rated 1,690 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 1,778 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
St Peter & St Paul School
Brambling House , Hady Hill S41 0EF
- not rated 2,475 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
North East Derbyshire Support Centre
The Green , Hasland S41 0LN
2out of 4 2,672 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chesterfield Hospital School
Knightingale Red Ward , Chesterfield North Derbyshire Hospital S44 5BL
- not rated 3,042 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.