Grassmoor Primary School
North Wingfield Road, Grassmoor, Chesterfield, S42 5EP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Wileman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North East Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 262
- Pupils on roll
- 220
- URN
- 112553
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01246850349
About this school
Grassmoor Primary School is a community primary school in Chesterfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 220 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- 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 | 29 | 35 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 34% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 51% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 49% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 63% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
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 Grassmoor 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 | 45% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 34% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 40% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 247 |
| 2023/24 | 238 |
| 2024/25 | 231 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Grassmoor Primary School compares
Grassmoor Primary School ranked 208th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 8.1% | 46.9% | 220 | — |
| North Wingfield Primary and Nursery Academy | 67% | 6.2% | 51.5% | 378 | 0.7 miles |
| Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy | 66% | 5.9% | 53.1% | 237 | 0.8 miles |
| Temple Normanton Primary Academy | 70% | 5.1% | 40% | 106 | 1.1 miles |
| Hasland Junior School | 66% | 4.7% | 28.8% | 379 | 1.5 miles |
| Hunloke Park Primary School | — | — | — | 357 | 1.5 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)
- 46.86%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.14%
- Persistent absence
- 23.46%
Location
Nearby schools
- 0.7 miles
-
Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Temple Normanton Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Hasland Junior School1.5 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Hunloke Park Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
Other schools in Chesterfield
Grassmoor Primary School ranks 42nd of the 48 ranked primary schools in Chesterfield.
- Abercrombie Primary School Primary
- Arkwright Primary School Primary
- Ashover Primary School Primary
- Barlborough 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Grassmoor Primary School teach?
- Grassmoor Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Chesterfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Grassmoor Primary School?
- The headteacher of Grassmoor Primary School is Mrs Katie Wileman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Grassmoor Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Grassmoor 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 big is Grassmoor Primary School?
- Grassmoor Primary School has 220 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Grassmoor Primary School full?
- Grassmoor Primary School has capacity for 262 pupils and 220 on roll (84%), 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 Grassmoor Primary School a faith school?
- No. Grassmoor Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Grassmoor Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Grassmoor Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Grassmoor Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Grassmoor Primary School rank locally?
- Grassmoor Primary School ranked 208th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Grassmoor Primary School's absence rate?
- Grassmoor Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Grassmoor Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Grassmoor 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.