Bolsover Church of England Junior School

Bolsover · S44 6XH

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 294 pupils, 43.5% FSM

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Bolsover Church of England Junior School

General Information

Address: Horsehead Lane, Bolsover, Chesterfield, S44 6XH – View on map
Phone: 01246822324
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Claire Bailey
Age range: 7-11 years
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

294 pupils out of 300 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 128
% eligible for free school meals: 43.5%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (similar to the Bolsover average)
English as an additional language: 5% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 12.5% a year (Bolsover 15.6%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 40% moved to another school, 60% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

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Across Derbyshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 17 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 2
Suspensions for bullying: 23 (0.4 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Derbyshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 14.4%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 16.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 18 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 12 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 7 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 4 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 8 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Vision impairment: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 48% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 6% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 14 percentage points below the Bolsover average (62%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 50% against an expected 57%)
3-year average (expected standard): 50%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 69% · Writing 65% · Maths 54% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 60%
Average test scores: reading 103, maths 101
Based on: 65 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolBolsover averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 14 percentage points below the Bolsover average (62%).

Year 6 SATs: 17th of 22 junior and primary schools in the area

#15Westhouses Primary School58%
#16Model Village Primary School53%
#17Bolsover Church of England Junior School48%
#18Whaley Thorns Primary School45%
#19Langwith Bassett Primary Academy44%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Kirkstead Junior Academy93%
#2Scarcliffe Primary School85%
#3Hodthorpe Primary School83%
#4Creswell Junior School79%
#5St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy76%
=6Anthony Bek Community Primary School71%
=6Newton Primary School71%
#8Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School69%
#9Barlborough Primary School68%
=10Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School67%
=10Brockley Primary School67%
#12The Park Junior School66%
#13Town End Junior School65%
#14Clowne Junior School64%
#15Westhouses Primary School58%
#16Model Village Primary School53%
#17Bolsover Church of England Junior School48%
#18Whaley Thorns Primary School45%
#19Langwith Bassett Primary Academy44%
#20Whitwell Primary School37%
#21New Bolsover Primary and Nursery School26%
#22Brookfield Primary School19%

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1st of 7 junior schools in Bolsover for Ofsted rating

#1Bolsover Church of England Junior SchoolGood
#2Clowne Junior SchoolGood
#3Creswell Junior SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Bolsover Church of England Junior SchoolGood
#2Clowne Junior SchoolGood
#3Creswell Junior SchoolGood
#4Glebe Junior SchoolGood
#5Kirkstead Junior AcademyGood
#6Town End Junior SchoolGood
#7The Park Junior SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,263 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

6th of 6 junior schools in Bolsover for spending per pupil

#4Town End Junior School£7,208
#5The Park Junior School£7,106
#6Bolsover Church of England Junior School£6,263

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Creswell Junior School£8,515
#2Clowne Junior School£7,470
#3Kirkstead Junior Academy£7,343
#4Town End Junior School£7,208
#5The Park Junior School£7,106
#6Bolsover Church of England Junior School£6,263

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