Springwell Community College
Ofsted: Good
Score
D49
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Chesterfield, S43 3NQ
- Distance
- 1.9km away
Netherthorpe School
Ralph Road, Staveley, Chesterfield, S43 3PU
Local ranking45th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire
Ofsted: InadequateUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
907
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 21 January 2025. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 21 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Placed in a category of concern: Serious weaknesses.
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership & management
- Inadequate
- Sixth form provision
- Requires improvement
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 42.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 40.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 53.2% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 158
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 58.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 20.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
27.9
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
29.8
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
82
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 4.9% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 31.1
- 16-18 Cohort
- 188
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1041
- Boys
- 436 (45%)
- Girls
- 537 (55%)
- Capacity
- 907 (107% full)
- SEND
- 18.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 42.5%
- EAL
- 5.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.8%
- SEN Support
- 14.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 64.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £2,053/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 30.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 90.0%
- Black African: 2.0%
- White Other: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.2%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.0%
- Mixed Other: 0.9%
- Asian Indian: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.7%
90.0%
White British
2.0%
Black African
1.8%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Ralph Road
Chesterfield, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 137902
- UKPRN
- 10036555
- Establishment No.
- 5400
- Trust
- MINERVA LEARNING TRUST
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