Walton Peak Flying High Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Walton Peak Flying High Academy is a primary school in Chesterfield, Derbyshire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 March 2024.
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Catchment area for Walton Peak Flying High Academy
- 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
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Whitecotes Lane, Chesterfield, S40 3HJ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 135 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 March 2024
Strengths
- “This school has improved markedly in recent years.”
- “Pupils appreciate the school’s warm and welcoming environment, where everyone and everyday matters.”
- “Parents and carers know that staff go the extra mile to make sure that pupils feel valued and happy.”
To improve
- “However, in lessons, some pupils get distracted too easily from the task in hand.”
- “However, teachers are sometimes not clear enough about exactly what they want pupils to learn and remember.”
- “The way they teach pupils new content is not always suitable.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 2024 (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) | 80% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 16 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.
- Spire Junior School 0.4 mi Good
- William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School 0.4 mi Not judged
- Spire Nursery and Infant School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Brampton Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged
- Old Hall Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Hasland Infant School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- St Mary's Catholic Primary 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Abercrombie Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained