Heritage High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Heritage High School is a secondary school in Chesterfield, Derbyshire for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 October 2023.
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Catchment area for Heritage High School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Boughton Lane, Clowne, Chesterfield, S43 4QG
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 940 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 October 2023
Strengths
- “This is a school where all staff want the very best for their pupils.”
- “They have high aspirations and promote the school’s values of ‘ambition, teamwork, honesty and kindness’.”
- “Pupils are polite and friendly.”
To improve
- “In 2022, pupils’ progress and attainment at the end of key stage 4 did not yet reflect the impact of the improvements leaders have made to the curriculum.”
- “However, there are times when expectations are not clear, so some pupils do not always complete tasks.”
- “There are some occasions when teachers do not use assessment purposefully enough to identify pupils’ misconceptions.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 36% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 40 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 138 first-preference applications, 163 offers in total, 138 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derbyshire.
- Netherthorpe School 3.0 mi Not judged
- The Bolsover School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Springwell Community College 4.1 mi Not judged
- Eckington School 4.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Shirebrook Academy 5.0 mi Not judged
- Whittington Green School 6.1 mi Good
- Outwood Academy Hasland Hall 7.0 mi Good
- Outwood Academy Newbold 7.1 mi School remains Good