Walton Peak Flying High AcademyWilliam Rhodes Primary and Nursery School

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

Summary of the comparison

Walton Peak Flying High Academy and William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School are primary schools in Chesterfield.

  • Walton Peak Flying High Academy scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Walton Peak Flying High Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Walton Peak Flying High Academy was judged Good and William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School 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 80.0% for Walton Peak Flying High Academy and 39.0% for William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School.

  • 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) and has risen at William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School (21.0% in 2022-23, 39.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Walton Peak Flying High Academy versus William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ChesterfieldWalton Peak Flying High AcademyChesterfieldWilliam Rhodes Primary and Nursery SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100Stronger figureF38/100
Local ranking127th of 336 in Derbyshire Stronger figure239th of 336 in Derbyshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll127 182
Capacity350 210
LocationChesterfield, S40 3HJ Chesterfield, S40 2NR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard80.0% Stronger figure39.0% 62.0%
At higher standard5.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure98.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure100.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census127 182
Free school meals (ever 6)56.5% 61.5%
English as an additional language15.7% 8.8%
SEN support13.4% 16.5%
SEN with an EHC plan2.4% 6.6%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% Stronger figure5.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.5% Stronger figure13.2% 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.

Walton Peak Flying High Academy

William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School

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