Calow CofE VC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Calow CofE VC Primary School is a primary school in Chesterfield, Derbyshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 September 2022.
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Catchment area for Calow CofE VC Primary School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
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Key facts
- Address
- North Road, Calow, Chesterfield, S44 5BD
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 192 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 September 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils at Calow Church of England Primary School try their best to live out the school’s motto of ‘show your shine everywhere’.”
- “This is reflective of the high ambition that leaders have for pupils.”
- “They work and play together happily.”
To improve
- “In a very small number of foundation subjects, the key knowledge is not as precisely identified as it is in other subjects.”
- “This can mean that the activities pupils complete are not fully successful in enabling them to acquire new knowledge.”
- “While systems for checking on pupils’ learning are well embedded in English and mathematics, this has yet to be developed as fully in the wider curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 November 2022 (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) | 77% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 26 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.
- Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School 0.5 mi Good
- Hady Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Arkwright Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hasland Infant School 1.4 mi School remains Good
- Inkersall Spencer Academy 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hasland Junior School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Henry Bradley Infant School 1.6 mi Good
- Abercrombie Primary School 1.7 mi Standards maintained