Spire Nursery and Infant SchoolWalton Peak Flying High Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Spire Nursery and Infant School and Walton Peak Flying High Academy are primary schools in Chesterfield.

  • Spire Nursery and Infant School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Walton Peak Flying High Academy scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Spire Nursery and Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Spire Nursery and Infant School was judged Good and Walton Peak Flying High Academy was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Walton Peak Flying High Academy (69.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Spire Nursery and Infant School versus Walton Peak Flying High Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ChesterfieldSpire Nursery and Infant SchoolChesterfieldWalton Peak Flying High AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100Stronger figureC57/100
Local ranking304th of 336 in Derbyshire 127th of 336 in Derbyshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-7 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll186 127
Capacity150 350
LocationChesterfield, S40 2EU Chesterfield, S40 3HJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported80.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census186 127
Free school meals (ever 6)59.9% 56.5%
English as an additional language10.8% 15.7%
SEN support17.7% 13.4%
SEN with an EHC plan0.5% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence5.7% 4.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence17.0% 10.5% 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.

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.

Spire Nursery and Infant School

Walton Peak Flying High Academy

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