Holly House Special SchoolNew Direction
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Chesterfield.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Holly House Special School and New Direction in Chesterfield.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Holly House Special School was judged the expected standard and New Direction was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Holly House Special School (0.0% in 2022-23, 17.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ChesterfieldHolly House Special School | ChesterfieldNew Direction | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 7-14 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 43 | 34 | |
| Capacity | 43 | 30 | |
| Location | Chesterfield, S41 9QR | Chesterfield, S43 4BX | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | Not reported | 4.7 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | Not reported | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | Not reported | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | Not reported | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | Not reported | 0.26 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | Not reported | 9 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 17.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 98.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 91.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 43 | 30 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 76.7% | 0.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 0.0% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 3.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 96.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 24.1% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 52.3% | Not reported | 15.8% |
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Holly House Special School
Full profiles: Holly House Special School · New Direction