Ofsted: Good emoji_events #156 in Derbyshire public Top 84% UK

Bolsover Church of England Junior School

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

personMrs Claire Bailey

corporate_fareDERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST 2

location_onChesterfield, S44 6XH

language Visit Website phone 1246822324

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

277

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Expected Standard

48%

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Age Range

7-11

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Bolsover Church of England Junior School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Chesterfield, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 84% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bolsover Church of England Junior School is an academy sponsor led in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of DERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST 2. The school has approximately 278 pupils on roll, of whom 45% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 48% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #156 of 246 primaries in Derbyshire and #10,444 of 14,143 nationally.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.7 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

48%

LA 58%

Reading69% LA 73%

Writing65% LA 69%

Maths54% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading59% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading63% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths61% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.8

Read

LA -0.2

-6.3 to -3.4

-4.6

Write

LA -0.2

-6.0 to -3.2

-3.8

Maths

LA -0.4

-5.1 to -2.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading78% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths74% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.2

Read

LA -0.5

-4.6 to -1.8

0.9

Write

LA -0.2

-0.4 to 2.2

-3.3

Maths

LA -0.9

-4.6 to -2.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 63%

Reading-% LA 76%

Writing-% LA 78%

Maths-% LA 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.7

Write

LA -0.5

Maths

LA -1.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 April 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-04-05

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-02-21

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2012-05-29

None EIF

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

2.5%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.8%(5 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 278 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.5%, 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)	278	7	2.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	279	8	2.9%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	277	5	1.8%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	277	6	2.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	276	6	2.2%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	284	5	1.8%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	277	9	3.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	282	6	2.1%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	283	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	280	2	0.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	277	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	293	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	291	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	295	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	276	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	276	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	283	4	1.4%	0.6%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	282	2	0.7%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	284	2	0.7%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	285	0	0.0%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	278	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	280	0	0.0%	0.4%	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 20 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 11 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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