Arkwright Primary School

School Lane, Arkwright Town, Chesterfield, S44 5BZ

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

120

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Arkwright Primary School (URN 112632) since 1 November 2025. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 3 June 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour & attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership & management: Good
Early years: Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 47.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 6.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 65.0%
Writing (Expected): 47.0%
Maths (Expected): 65.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 59.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 104.0
Cohort Size: 17

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 97
Boys: 42 (42%)
Girls: 57 (58%)
Capacity: 120 (83% full)
SEND: 26.8%
FSM Eligible: 42.4%
EAL: 2.1%
SEN with EHC Plan: 6.2%
SEN Support: 20.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 14.0:1
Teachers (FTE): 6.6
Budget per Pupil: £9,816/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 5.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 21.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 80.4%
Gypsy/Roma: 5.2%
White Other: 4.1%
Mixed White & Black African: 3.1%
Mixed Other: 2.1%
Black Caribbean: 2.1%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
Asian Other: 1.0%

80.4%

White British

5.2%

Gypsy/Roma

4.1%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01246234018

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School Lane

Chesterfield, East Midlands

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Administrative

URN: 152133
UKPRN: 10099158
Establishment No.: 2245
Trust: REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST

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