Palterton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Derbyshire
Back Lane, Chesterfield, S44 6UN
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 21/05/2024
Application demand
89%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.3%
11.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
87
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
91 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
89%
1st preference success rate
8 of 9 families who put it first got an offer
13
Places offered
47
Total applications
3.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 9 | 8 | ● 89% |
| 2nd preference | 28 | 5 | ● 18% |
| 3rd preference | 10 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 47 | 13 | 28% |
Derbyshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Rosalind Horsley
- Address
- Back Lane, Palterton, Chesterfield, S44 6UN
- Phone
- 01246823143
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward / constituency
- Ault Hucknall · Bolsover
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150574
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 28% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST
87 pupils · 91 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
21 May 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 22
02 November 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 78 pupils
Attendance
94.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
11.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.