Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #248 in Derbyshire public Top 93% UK

Barrow Hill Primary Academy

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personMrs Rebecca Vodden Page

corporate_fareCAVENDISH LEARNING TRUST

location_onChesterfield, S43 2PG

language Visit Website phone 1246472494

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2022

groups

Students

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Expected Standard

30%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Barrow Hill Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Chesterfield, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 93% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Barrow Hill Primary Academy is an academy converter in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of CAVENDISH LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 94 pupils on roll.

In 2025, 30% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #248 of 263 primaries in Derbyshire and #14,323 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

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

There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 37.5%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were 2 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 5.4 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

30%

LA 58%

Reading30% LA 73%

Writing40% LA 69%

Maths30% LA 71%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

10%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading40% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing20% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths20% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 58%England 60%

Reading20% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing47% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths13% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-8.7

Read

LA -0.2

-12.0 to -5.4

-0.9

Write

LA -0.2

-4.2 to 2.4

-6.7

Maths

LA -0.4

-9.9 to -3.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading36% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths55% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA -0.5

-6.3 to 1.8

2.5

Write

LA -0.2

-1.2 to 6.3

-3.2

Maths

LA -0.9

-6.8 to 0.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 63%

Reading63% LA 76%

Writing100% LA 78%

Maths50% LA 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA -0.7

-6.4 to 2

3.9

Write

LA -0.5

-0.1 to 7.9

-5.9

Maths

LA -1.2

-9.7 to -2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

30 November 2024

Inspection Report

31 January 2024

Inspection Report

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18 October 2022

Inspection Report

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05 March 2019

Inspection Report

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06 September 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-10-18

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-03-05

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-05-21

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 88 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Summer term)	88	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	87	3	3.4%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	86	11	12.8%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	93	7	7.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	94	3	3.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	96	3	3.1%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	99	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	97	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	95	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	101	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	97	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	90	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	93	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	93	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	93	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	90	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	81	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	76	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	76	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	77	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	76	0	0.0%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	75	3	4.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	72	1	1.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	71	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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Barrow Hill Primary Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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