Bolsover Church of England Junior SchoolScarcliffe Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Chesterfield.

Summary of the comparison

Bolsover Church of England Junior School and Scarcliffe Primary School are primary schools in Chesterfield.

  • Bolsover Church of England Junior School scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Scarcliffe Primary School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Scarcliffe Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 48.0% for Bolsover Church of England Junior School and 85.0% for Scarcliffe Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Bolsover Church of England Junior School (47.0% in 2022-23, 48.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bolsover Church of England Junior School versus Scarcliffe Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ChesterfieldBolsover Church of England Junior SchoolChesterfieldScarcliffe Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF39/100B71/100Stronger figure
Local ranking229th of 334 in Derbyshire Stronger figure255th of 334 in Derbyshire
InspectionOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll294 89
Capacity300 91
LocationChesterfield, S44 6XH Chesterfield, S44 6TH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard48.0% 85.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard6.0% 8.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census278 89
Free school meals (ever 6)45.0% 14.6%
English as an additional language3.6% 1.1%
SEN support15.8% 6.7%
SEN with an EHC plan5.4% 0.0%
Attendance
Overall absence6.5% 3.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence14.4% 2.6% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bolsover Church of England Junior School

Scarcliffe Primary School

Full profiles: Bolsover Church of England Junior School · Scarcliffe Primary School