St Mary's Catholic Primary

Chesterfield · S40 4ST

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 433 pupils, 14.3% FSM

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St Mary's Catholic Primary

General Information

Address: Cross Street, Chesterfield, S40 4ST – View on map
Phone: 01246232170
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Nicola Brown
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 100 families put it first for 60 places – 17 for every 10 places. 59% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 9 · 2025 10 · 2026 17
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

433 pupils out of 420 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 62
% eligible for free school meals: 14.3%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (more mixed than the Chesterfield average)
English as an additional language: 10% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 8.3% a year (Chesterfield 13.2%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 65% moved to another school, 35% 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. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

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: 3.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 6.0%
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: 8.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 9 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 8 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 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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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 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: 67% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 13% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 7 percentage points above the Chesterfield average (61%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 65% against an expected 67%)
3-year average (expected standard): 65%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 82% · Writing 77% · Maths 78% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 88%
Average test scores: reading 107, maths 106
Based on: 60 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↗ Improving Up 6 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 7 percentage points above the Chesterfield average (61%).

Year 6 SATs: 10th of 26 junior and primary schools in the area

=7Woodthorpe CofE Primary School72%
#9Newbold CofE Primary School70%
#10St Mary's Catholic Primary67%
=11Hady Primary School66%
=11Hasland Junior School66%

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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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13th of 16 primary schools in Chesterfield for Ofsted rating

#11Poolsbrook Primary AcademyGood
#12St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary SchoolGood
#13St Mary's Catholic PrimaryGood
#14Walton Peak Flying High AcademyGood
#15Woodthorpe CofE Primary 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

#1Abercrombie Primary SchoolGood
#2Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolGood
#3Duckmanton Primary SchoolGood
#4Hady Primary SchoolGood
#5Highfield Hall Primary SchoolGood
#6Holme Hall Primary SchoolGood
#7Mary Swanwick Primary SchoolGood
#8New Whittington Community Primary SchoolGood
#9Newbold CofE Primary SchoolGood
#10Norbriggs Primary SchoolGood
#11Poolsbrook Primary AcademyGood
#12St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary SchoolGood
#13St Mary's Catholic PrimaryGood
#14Walton Peak Flying High AcademyGood
#15Woodthorpe CofE Primary SchoolGood
#16Barrow Hill Primary AcademyRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,149 (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.

18th of 21 primary schools in Chesterfield for spending per pupil

#16Christ Church CofE Primary School£6,371
#17Hady Primary School£6,330
#18St Mary's Catholic Primary£6,149
#19Hollingwood Primary School£6,019
#20Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy£2,104

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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

#1Poolsbrook Primary Academy£9,456
#2Brampton Primary School£9,089
#3Norbriggs Primary School£8,503
#4William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School£8,244
#5Holme Hall Primary School£8,134
#6Walton Peak Flying High Academy£7,945
#7Barrow Hill Primary Academy£7,814
#8St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School£7,605
#9New Whittington Community Primary School£7,558
#10Highfield Hall Primary School£7,538
#11Newbold CofE Primary School£7,473
#12Woodthorpe CofE Primary School£7,288
#13Abercrombie Primary School£7,111
#14Mary Swanwick Primary School£6,628
#15Inkersall Spencer Academy£6,480
#16Christ Church CofE Primary School£6,371
#17Hady Primary School£6,330
#18St Mary's Catholic Primary£6,149
#19Hollingwood Primary School£6,019
#20Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy£2,104
#21Duckmanton Primary School£670

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