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Grassmoor Primary School

Primary · Chesterfield · S42 5EP

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 23 April 2025

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At a glance

220 pupils · 84% of 262 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
43.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
35.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.grassmoor.derbyshire.sch.uk
URN
112553

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 36 families named it first for 30 Reception places, 1.20 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 23 April 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.20 first-choice applications per place

30 places offered · 36 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Normal area
0.329 miles

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

30 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
40%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school40%
Median of its 12 closest peers53%
Derbyshire average59.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
King Street Primary SchoolSpennymoor · 104 miles awayGood53%
St Oswald's Church of England Primary SchoolBootle · 68 miles awayGood77%
Roman Road Primary SchoolGateshead · 120 miles awayGood57%
Clifton Primary SchoolManchester · 45 miles awayGood42%
St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolWigan · 55 miles awayGood55%
Netherton Moss Primary SchoolBootle · 68 miles awayRequires improvement53%
Somerford Primary SchoolChristchurch · 171 miles awayNeeds attention41%
Carcroft Primary SchoolDoncaster · 28 miles awayGood53%
Windmill Hill Primary SchoolRuncorn · 54 miles awayGood75%
All Saints National AcademyWalsall · 47 miles awayGood36%
Brandon Primary AcademyDurham · 108 miles awayGood57%
Oyster Park Primary AcademyCastleford · 37 miles awayNeeds attention43%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 86% (Derbyshire 87%, England 60%) · Not recorded 6% (Derbyshire 1%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 2% (Derbyshire 1%, England 4%) · Any other White background 2% (Derbyshire 3%, England 7%) · Black African 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
21.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

12.12 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Derbyshire: 3.13 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

78% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 22% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £49,410; 7.7% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£9,038
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£64,738; in-year balance -£58,691

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher13.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications35%18.1%
In managerial or professional work14.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways37.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health32.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier27.4%62.3%
Social housing64.1%17.1%
Privately rented7.5%20.5%
Detached houses7.4%22.9%
Flats2.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms4.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van32.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019796 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£180,000108 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£142,500–£220,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (33)£285,000
Semi-detached (45)£170,000
Terraced (30)£136,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
14an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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