Holly House Special School

  • Special
  • Local authority maintained
  • Ages 7 to 14
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good

Church Street North, Old Whittington, Chesterfield, S41 9QROpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Holly House Special School is a special school in Chesterfield for ages 7 to 14. It is one of the 449 schools in Derbyshire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 18 March 2025, report published 7 May 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Met

Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

6 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths17%

17%, 45 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%

0%, 8 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score98

98, 8 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score91

91, 14 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score91

91, 14 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

43 pupils on roll, with places for 43

Eligible for free school meals76.7%

76.7%, 50.2 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language0%

0%, 21.6 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support0%

0%, 14.8 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan100%

100%, 94 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Holly House Special School

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
Ashgate Croft School3 milesOfsted: Outstanding0% met the expected standard
Include-West Bars3 milesNo Ofsted inspectionNot published
Mossbrook School4 milesOfsted: Good0% met the expected standard
Phoenix School of Therapeutic Education5 milesOfsted: OutstandingNot published
Talbot Specialist School5 milesOfsted: GoodNot published

School details

School type
Community special school
Sector
Local authority maintained
Age range
7 to 14
Gender
Mixed
Boarding places
Yes
Headteacher
Mr Marc Hughes
Address
Church Street North, Old Whittington, Chesterfield, S41 9QR
Local authority
Derbyshire
URN
131322

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.