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Highfield Hall Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personDr Michael Bywaters

location_onChesterfield, S41 8AZ

language Visit Website phone 1246273534

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

432

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Expected Standard

43%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Highfield Hall Primary School is a Community school primary school in Chesterfield, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 89% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Highfield Hall Primary School is a community school in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 390 pupils on roll, of whom 33% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 43% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #191 of 246 primaries in Derbyshire and #12,041 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 58%

Reading64% LA 73%

Writing59% LA 69%

Maths64% LA 71%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading70% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing60% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading66% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths74% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA -0.2

-3.6 to -0.3

-1.1

Write

LA -0.2

-2.7 to 0.5

-0.5

Maths

LA -0.4

-2.1 to 1.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading78% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA -0.5

-1.6 to 1.7

-0.5

Write

LA -0.2

-2.0 to 1.0

-0.5

Maths

LA -0.9

-1.9 to 0.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 63%

Reading70% LA 76%

Writing78% LA 78%

Maths80% LA 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA -0.7

-3.1 to 0.7

0.2

Write

LA -0.5

-1.6 to 2

-0.5

Maths

LA -1.2

-2.3 to 1.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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20 November 2019

Inspection Report

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08 March 2016

Inspection Report

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07 April 2014

Inspection Report

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06 February 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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12 January 2009

Inspection Report

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27 February 2006

Inspection Report

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26 June 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-03-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-02-06

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.5%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.3%(5 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 390 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	390	6	1.5%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	383	9	2.3%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	414	10	2.4%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	410	15	3.7%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	393	6	1.5%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	428	8	1.9%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	432	12	2.8%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	421	12	2.9%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	435	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	439	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	430	3	0.7%	0.5%	1
2020/21 (Summer term)	438	4	0.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	427	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	407	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	418	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	418	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	409	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	436	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	430	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	422	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	437	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	423	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	415	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	407	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	395	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	387	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 31 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 16 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils