Primary school in Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Arkwright Primary School
School Lane, Arkwright Town, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5BZ
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 3 June 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 99
- Places
- 120
- How full
- 83% full — 99 of 120 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 57 / 42
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for North East Derbyshire 007C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 25%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 24%
- Households owning their home
- 73%
- Households in social housing
- 17%
- Households with no car
- 13%
- Adults economically inactive
- 45%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Sophie Ruddiforth
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward
- Sutton
- Constituency
- Bolsover
- URN
- 152133
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calow CofE VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | 77% | 1.2 mi |
| Duckmanton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 1.2 mi |
| Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 1.3 mi |
| Inkersall Spencer AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 66% | 1.3 mi |
| St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 65% | 1.7 mi |
| Poolsbrook Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 33% | 1.7 mi |
| Hady Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 66% | 1.8 mi |
| St Peter and St Paul SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 1.9 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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