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Scarcliffe Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
personMr Ian Marsh
corporate_fareREDHILL ACADEMY TRUST
location_onChesterfield, S44 6TH
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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Expected Standard

85%

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Demand Ratio

1.6x

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Scarcliffe Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Chesterfield, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Highly competitive: 1.6× more applications than places — plan well ahead. Ranks in the top 6% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Scarcliffe Primary School is an academy converter in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 89 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 85% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #56 of 246 primaries in Derbyshire and #3,948 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.6× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

85%

LA 58%
Reading92% LA 73%
Writing85% LA 69%
Maths85% LA 71%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

-

Write

-

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 57%England 61%
Reading93% LA 73% · Eng 74%
Writing86% LA 68% · Eng 72%
Maths100% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

-

Write

-

Maths

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations
Exempt School Inspection EIF
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good
None EIF
Outstanding
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Outstanding

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