Highfield Hall Primary SchoolAbercrombie Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Highfield Hall Primary School and Abercrombie Primary School are primary schools in Chesterfield.

  • Highfield Hall Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Abercrombie Primary School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Abercrombie Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Highfield Hall Primary School was judged Good and Abercrombie Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 43.0% for Highfield Hall Primary School and 80.0% for Abercrombie Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Highfield Hall Primary School (50.0% in 2022-23, 43.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Abercrombie Primary School (75.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Highfield Hall Primary School versus Abercrombie Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ChesterfieldHighfield Hall Primary SchoolChesterfieldAbercrombie Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100B76/100Stronger figure
Local ranking183rd of 336 in Derbyshire 18th of 336 in Derbyshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll390 247
Capacity460 210
LocationChesterfield, S41 8AZ Chesterfield, S41 7QE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard43.0% 80.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census390 247
Free school meals (ever 6)33.3% 27.1%
English as an additional language9.2% 23.5%
SEN support17.4% 14.2%
SEN with an EHC plan3.3% 3.6%
Attendance
Overall absence6.2% 3.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence12.4% 8.0% 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.

Highfield Hall Primary School

Abercrombie Primary School

Full profiles: Highfield Hall Primary School · Abercrombie Primary School