Highfield Hall Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Highfield Hall Primary School is a primary school in Chesterfield, Derbyshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Some aspects not as strong, from the inspection on 5 February 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Highfield Hall Primary School, Highfield Lane, Chesterfield, S41 8AZ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 375 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong Inspected 5 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are at the heart of this school.”
- “The importance of including everyone permeates through all areas of the school’s work.”
- “It is a nurturing place to learn.”
To improve
- “However, some areas of the curriculum are not implemented as well they could be.”
- “This means that not all pupils achieve as well as they should.”
- “However, staff expectations of pupils’ fluency in some aspects of English are not consistently high.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 43% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 31 first-preference applications, 36 offers in total, 31 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derbyshire.
- Christ Church CofE Primary School 0.4 mi Improved significantly
- Newbold CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Good
- Abercrombie Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained
- Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy 0.7 mi Not judged
- St Mary's Catholic Primary 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Brockwell Junior School 0.7 mi Good
- Brockwell Nursery and Infant School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Cavendish Junior School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade