Speedwell Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Speedwell Infant School is a primary school in Chesterfield, Derbyshire for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 October 2024.
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Catchment area for Speedwell Infant School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- College Avenue, Staveley, Chesterfield, S43 3JJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 103 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 60.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 8 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils love attending their school.”
- “From the moment they start, they get the help and support that they need to live up to the school’s high expectations.”
- “From their starting points, pupils achieve well.”
To improve
- “However, in some cases, the curriculum does not make clear the precise things that pupils are expected to know and remember.”
- “This means that the school cannot be sure that pupils’ knowledge builds securely over time.”
- “However, in a small number of areas, the curriculum lacks this same level of detail.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 17 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 17 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derbyshire.
- Staveley Junior School 0.1 mi Good
- St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Inkersall Spencer Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Poolsbrook Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good
- Hollingwood Primary School 1.0 mi Improved significantly
- Barrow Hill Primary Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Norbriggs Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good
- Woodthorpe CofE Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good