Spire Junior School

Chesterfield · S40 2EN

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 154 pupils, 60.4% FSM

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Spire Junior School

General Information

Address: Jawbones Hill, Derby Road, Chesterfield, S40 2EN – View on map
Phone: 01246234546
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Charlotte Vernon
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

154 pupils out of 204 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 93
% eligible for free school meals: 60.4%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (more mixed than the Chesterfield average)
English as an additional language: 8% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 24.4% a year (Chesterfield 13.2%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 78% moved to another school, 22% 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

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

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: 5.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 16.4%
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: 19.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 7.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 7 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
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: 31% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 6% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 30 percentage points below the Chesterfield average (61%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 42% against an expected 56%)
3-year average (expected standard): 42%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 46% · Writing 50% · Maths 60% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 60%
Average test scores: reading 101, maths 100
Based on: 48 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 schoolChesterfield averageEngland↘ Falling Down 18 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 30 percentage points below the Chesterfield average (61%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 24th of 26 junior and primary schools in the area

#23Poolsbrook Primary Academy33%
=24Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy31%
=24Spire Junior School31%
#26Brampton Primary School21%

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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

#1Brimington Junior School82%
=2Abercrombie Primary School80%
=2Walton Peak Flying High Academy80%
#4Brockwell Junior School77%
#5Old Hall Junior School74%
#6Christ Church CofE Primary School73%
=7Mary Swanwick Primary School72%
=7Woodthorpe CofE Primary School72%
#9Newbold CofE Primary School70%
#10St Mary's Catholic Primary67%
=11Hady Primary School66%
=11Hasland Junior School66%
=11Inkersall Spencer Academy66%
#14St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School65%
#15Hollingwood Primary School64%
#16New Whittington Community Primary School59%
#17Norbriggs Primary School58%
#18Staveley Junior School56%
#19Holme Hall Primary School50%
=20Cavendish Junior School43%
=20Highfield Hall Primary School43%
#22William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School39%
#23Poolsbrook Primary Academy33%
=24Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy31%
=24Spire Junior School31%
#26Brampton Primary School21%

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3rd of 4 junior schools in Chesterfield for Ofsted rating

#1Brockwell Junior SchoolGood
#2Old Hall Junior SchoolGood
#3Spire Junior SchoolGood
#4Staveley 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

#1Brockwell Junior SchoolGood
#2Old Hall Junior SchoolGood
#3Spire Junior SchoolGood
#4Staveley Junior SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,637 (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.

2nd of 7 junior schools in Chesterfield for spending per pupil

#1Staveley Junior School£9,347
#2Spire Junior School£8,637
#3Cavendish Junior School£8,582
#4Hasland Junior School£6,299

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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

#1Staveley Junior School£9,347
#2Spire Junior School£8,637
#3Cavendish Junior School£8,582
#4Hasland Junior School£6,299
#5Brockwell Junior School£6,175
#6Brimington Junior School£5,902
#7Old Hall Junior School£5,317

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