Barlborough Primary School
High Street, Barlborough, Chesterfield, S43 4ET
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr James Thompson
- Constituency
- Bolsover
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 191
- URN
- 112505
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01246810381
About this school
Barlborough Primary School is a community primary school in Chesterfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 191 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Barlborough Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 66% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 14% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 79% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 90% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 79% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Barlborough Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 199 |
| 2024/25 | 190 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barlborough Primary School compares
Barlborough Primary School ranked 86th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.5% | 21.1% | 191 | — |
| Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary | 72% | 3.8% | 11.6% | 213 | 1.5 miles |
| Clowne Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.3% | 32.3% | 318 | 1.6 miles |
| Clowne Junior School | 64% | 4% | 38.7% | 326 | 1.7 miles |
| Renishaw Primary School | 52% | 6.2% | 32.4% | 187 | 1.9 miles |
| Norbriggs Primary School | 58% | 6.3% | 52.1% | 182 | 2.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.05%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.49%
- Persistent absence
- 5.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary1.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Clowne Infant and Nursery School1.6 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Clowne Junior School1.7 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Renishaw Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Norbriggs Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
Other schools in Chesterfield
Barlborough Primary School ranks 19th of the 48 ranked primary schools in Chesterfield.
- Abercrombie Primary School Primary
- Arkwright Primary School Primary
- Ashover Primary School Primary
- Barrow Hill Primary Academy Primary
- Bolsover Church of England Junior School Primary
- Bolsover Infant School Primary
- Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Brampton Primary School Primary
- Brimington Junior School Primary
- Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Brockley Primary School Primary
- Brockwell Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Barlborough Primary School teach?
- Barlborough Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chesterfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Barlborough Primary School?
- The headteacher of Barlborough Primary School is Mr James Thompson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Barlborough Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barlborough Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Barlborough Primary School?
- Barlborough Primary School has 191 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Barlborough Primary School full?
- Barlborough Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 191 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Barlborough Primary School a faith school?
- No. Barlborough Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Barlborough Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Barlborough Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Barlborough Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Barlborough Primary School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Barlborough Primary School ranked 86th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Barlborough Primary School's absence rate?
- Barlborough Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Barlborough Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barlborough Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.