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Staveley Junior School

Primary · Chesterfield · S43 3XE

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

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

Inspected 24 October 2023

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At a glance

125 pupils · 69% of 180 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
64% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
3.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
23.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
9.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.staveley.derbyshire.sch.uk
URN
112627

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Good on 24 October 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
56%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
2%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
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 school56%
Median of its 12 closest peers51.5%
Derbyshire average59.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of 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
Ewanrigg Junior SchoolMaryport · 132 miles awayRequires improvement48%
Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary SchoolMablethorpe · 68 miles awayExpected standard50%
St. Clement's CofE Primary SchoolSheerness · 160 miles awayNot yet graded15%
Evenwood Church of England Primary SchoolBishop Auckland · 95 miles awayNo current grade86%
Ludworth Primary SchoolDurham · 104 miles awayGood64%
Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery SchoolRuncorn · 54 miles awayGood53%
Hedworthfield Primary SchoolJarrow · 117 miles awayGood60%
St Peter's Church of England (VC) Junior SchoolBuxton · 22 miles awayGood53%
High Clarence AcademyMiddlesbrough · 92 miles awayExpected standard43%
Kinderley Primary SchoolWisbech · 72 miles awayGood27%
Newton Westpark Primary SchoolLeigh · 52 miles awayGood58%
NCEA William Leech CofE Primary SchoolMORPETH · 135 miles awayGood29%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 94% (Derbyshire 87%, England 60%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Derbyshire 1%, England 3%) · Black African 2% (Derbyshire 1%, England 5%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Derbyshire 0%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other White background 1% (Derbyshire 3%, England 7%)

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)
5.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
16.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

16.08 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
17
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

88% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% 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 sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

30% of teachers took sickness absence, 28 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,063; 22.2% 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£10,850
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 74% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £184,834; in-year balance +£23,026

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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)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher17.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications30.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work18.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways32.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health42.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier37.8%62.3%
Social housing43.6%17.1%
Privately rented18.6%20.5%
Detached houses7.9%22.9%
Flats29.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms8.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van35.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019566 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£212,000114 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£143,500–£339,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (53)£356,000
Semi-detached (35)£152,500
Terraced (24)£140,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most 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
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
14an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
5an 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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