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- Type
- Other independent special school
- Location
- Chesterfield, S40 1AB
- Distance
- 4.2km away
Holly House Special School
Church Street North, Old Whittington, Chesterfield, S41 9QR
Ofsted: Good
Independent
Phase
43
Capacity
7-14
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 18 March 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Requires improvement
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 43
- Boys
- 33 (77%)
- Girls
- 10 (23%)
- Capacity
- 43 (100% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 76.7%
- EAL
- 0.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 3.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 14.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £55,092/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 24.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 52.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- Boarding school
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 94.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.7%
- Mixed Other: 2.7%
94.6%
White British
2.7%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
2.7%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Church Street North
Chesterfield, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 131322
- UKPRN
- 10015864
- Establishment No.
- 7000
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