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EnglandChesterfield

Schools in Chesterfield

Founded as a Roman fort in around AD 80, Chesterfield now sits where the Rivers Rother and Hipper converge in Derbyshire, England. The crooked spire of the Church of St Mary and All Saints dominates the town centre, where a medieval street market has operated three days a week for centuries, defining local character. Approximately 76,000 residents make their homes in Chesterfield today.

Upper Newbold and Pilsley have emerged as among the town's most sought-after pockets for school catchments, with Newbold extending that school-competitive belt further east. Eastern Main Line services connect the town to Sheffield in around twenty minutes, and suburbs like Brampton and Brimington spread across the outer residential ring.

Area Performance

Chesterfield schools rank in the top 57% of England

Across 70 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 6.88/10, -0.51 vs England.

Find My School Inspection Band

3% Elite

Distribution across all Chesterfield schools

6%
81%
9%
EliteExcellentGoodDevelopingRebuilding

Chesterfield vs England distribution

National Rank

Top 57%

Across all ranked Chesterfield schools

Top 56%Primaryavg #8,401 of 14,978
Top 63%Secondaryavg #2,307 of 3,680
Top 59%Sixth formavg #1,408 of 2,376

Primary schools: 53 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.9/10
-0.48 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,401
-6 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 56% of 14,978

% reaching expected RWM standardstate
62%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
8%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.9/10
-0.48 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,401
-6 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 56% of 14,978

% reaching expected RWM standardstate
62%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
8%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%

Secondary schools: 11 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.8/10
-0.59 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,307
-13 pts vs medianmedian 1,840

top 63% of 3,680

% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
43%
-14 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
45.0
+5.9 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.8/10
-0.59 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,307
-13 pts vs medianmedian 1,840

top 63% of 3,680

% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
43%
-14 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
45.0
+5.9 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1

Sixth form schools: 6 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.2/10
-0.59 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,408
-9 pts vs medianmedian 1,188

top 59% of 2,376

% A*-A at A-Level
20%
-5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
47%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.2/10
-0.59 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,408
-9 pts vs medianmedian 1,188

top 59% of 2,376

% A*-A at A-Level
20%
-5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
47%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%

Overall Oxbridge

#1,027

5 ranked schools · -113 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984

Applications

35

Offers

5

Offer rate14.3%
-8.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%

Oxford

#287

1 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198

Applications

11

Offers

0

Offer rate0.0%
-15.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%

Cambridge

#1,084

5 ranked schools · -311 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881

Applications

24

Offers

5

Offer rate20.8%
-8.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
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