Best Primary Schools in Chesterfield

We checked all 64 primary schools in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, and list every one: 48 ranked, then 16 without a rank.

Schools checked
64
Ranked
48
Without a rank
16

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Chesterfield. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Chesterfield also has 11 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Derbyshire. Derbyshire also has rankings for Swadlincote, Matlock, Ashbourne, Buxton, Ilkeston and all of Derbyshire.

Ranked primary schools in Chesterfield

  1. 1

    Brimington Junior School

    Academy, 282 pupils, inspected January 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    82%
    Higher standard
    20%

  2. 2

    Ashover Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 210 pupils, inspected March 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    79%
    Higher standard
    30%

  3. 2

    Pilsley Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 213 pupils, inspected January 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    87%
    Higher standard
    13%

  4. 4

    Wigley Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 56 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Expected standard
    83%
    Higher standard
    17%

  5. 5

    Abercrombie Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 253 pupils, inspected June 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    80%
    Higher standard
    10%

  6. 5

    Old Hall Junior School

    Academy, 250 pupils, inspected July 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    74%
    Higher standard
    15%

  7. 7

    Woodthorpe CofE Primary School

    Academy, 140 pupils, inspected March 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    72%
    Higher standard
    17%

  8. 8

    Walton Holymoorside Primary School

    Academy, 379 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    82%
    Higher standard
    8%

  9. 9

    Christ Church CofE Primary School

    Academy, 198 pupils, inspected July 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    73%
    Higher standard
    7%

  10. 10

    Deer Park Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 338 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    75%
    Higher standard
    8%

  11. 11

    Mary Swanwick Primary School

    Academy, 239 pupils, inspected November 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    72%
    Higher standard
    9%

  12. 12

    Scarcliffe Primary School

    Academy, 89 pupils, inspected January 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    85%
    Higher standard
    8%

  13. 13

    Brockwell Junior School

    Local authority maintained, 245 pupils, inspected June 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    77%
    Higher standard
    9%

  14. 13

    Calow CofE VC Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 192 pupils, inspected September 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    77%
    Higher standard
    9%

  15. 15

    St Mary's Catholic Primary

    Local authority maintained, 433 pupils, inspected December 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    13%

  16. 16

    Hasland Junior School

    Local authority maintained, 379 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    66%
    Higher standard
    13%

  17. 17

    Walton Peak Flying High Academy

    Academy, 135 pupils, inspected March 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    80%
    Higher standard
    5%

  18. 18

    Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School

    Local authority maintained, 137 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    69%
    Higher standard
    8%

  19. 19

    Barlborough Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 191 pupils, inspected June 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Expected standard
    68%
    Higher standard
    11%

  20. 20

    Inkersall Spencer Academy

    Academy, 378 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Expected standard
    66%
    Higher standard
    11%

  21. 21

    Clowne Junior School

    Local authority maintained, 326 pupils, inspected November 2021

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    8%

  22. 21

    Hollingwood Primary School

    Academy, 313 pupils, inspected March 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    8%

  23. 23

    Brockley Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 133 pupils, inspected February 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    8%

  24. 24

    Park House Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 205 pupils, inspected October 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    57%
    Higher standard
    3%

  25. 25

    Norbriggs Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 182 pupils, inspected July 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    58%
    Higher standard
    4%

  26. 26

    Holmgate Primary School and Nursery

    Local authority maintained, 247 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    63%
    Higher standard
    6%

  27. 27

    Hady Primary School

    Academy, 328 pupils, inspected February 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    66%
    Higher standard
    4%

  28. 28

    New Whittington Community Primary School

    Academy, 236 pupils, inspected July 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    59%
    Higher standard
    7%

  29. 29

    Newbold CofE Primary School

    Academy, 218 pupils, inspected November 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    70%
    Higher standard
    0%

  30. 30

    Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy

    Academy, 237 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    66%
    Higher standard
    3%

  31. 31

    St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 181 pupils, inspected May 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    65%
    Higher standard
    0%

  32. 32

    Temple Normanton Primary Academy

    Academy, 106 pupils, inspected February 2020

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    70%
    Higher standard
    0%

  33. 33

    Heath Primary School

    Academy, 364 pupils, inspected June 2011

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    49%
    Higher standard
    9%

  34. 34

    Sharley Park Community Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 411 pupils, inspected November 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    49%
    Higher standard
    5%

  35. 35

    Cavendish Junior School

    Local authority maintained, 86 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    43%
    Higher standard
    10%

  36. 36

    Staveley Junior School

    Local authority maintained, 125 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    56%
    Higher standard
    2%

  37. 37

    Bolsover Church of England Junior School

    Academy, 294 pupils, inspected April 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    48%
    Higher standard
    6%

  38. 38

    Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 215 pupils, inspected January 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    47%
    Higher standard
    3%

  39. 39

    Holme Hall Primary School

    Academy, 124 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    50%
    Higher standard
    3%

  40. 40

    Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy

    Academy, 227 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Expected standard
    31%
    Higher standard
    9%

  41. 40

    Spire Junior School

    Local authority maintained, 154 pupils, inspected May 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    31%
    Higher standard
    6%

  42. 42

    Highfield Hall Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 375 pupils, inspected March 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    43%
    Higher standard
    3%

  43. 43

    Cutthorpe Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 110 pupils, inspected November 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    40%
    Higher standard
    0%

  44. 44

    William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School

    Academy, 192 pupils, inspected February 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    39%
    Higher standard
    3%

  45. 45

    Grassmoor Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 220 pupils, inspected April 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    40%
    Higher standard
    0%

  46. 46

    Poolsbrook Primary Academy

    Academy, 69 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    33%
    Higher standard
    0%

  47. 47

    New Bolsover Primary and Nursery School

    Local authority maintained, 224 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    26%
    Higher standard
    0%

  48. 48

    Brampton Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 286 pupils, inspected January 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Expected standard
    21%
    Higher standard
    2%

Primary schools in Chesterfield without a rank