Highfield Hall Primary SchoolDunston Primary and Nursery Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Highfield Hall Primary School and Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy are primary schools in Chesterfield.

Highfield Hall Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy scores 35 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Highfield Hall Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Highfield Hall Primary School was judged Good and Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy was judged the expected standard.
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 31.0% for Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy.
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 fallen at Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy (44.0% in 2022-23, 31.0% in 2024-25).

Highfield Hall Primary School versus Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	ChesterfieldHighfield Hall Primary School	ChesterfieldDunston Primary and Nursery Academy	England average
Overview
Our score	D48/100Stronger figure	F35/100
Local ranking	182nd of 334 in Derbyshire Stronger figure	245th of 334 in Derbyshire
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Community school	Academy sponsor led
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	3-11	3-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	375	227
Capacity	460	270
Location	Chesterfield, S41 8AZ	Chesterfield, S41 8EY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	43.0% Stronger figure	31.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	3.0%	9.0% Stronger figure	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	102.0 Stronger figure	100.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	102.0 Stronger figure	101.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	390	255
Free school meals (ever 6)	33.3%	60.4%
English as an additional language	9.2%	7.5%
SEN support	17.4%	16.1%
SEN with an EHC plan	3.3%	6.3%
Attendance
Overall absence	6.2%	6.0% Stronger figure	6.2%
Persistent absence	12.4% Stronger figure	15.6%	15.8%

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.