Palterton Primary School
Back Lane, Palterton, Chesterfield, S44 6UN
This school is closed (it closed in November 2024).
It was replaced by Palterton Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rosalind Horsley
- Constituency
- Bolsover
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 91
- Pupils on roll
- 91
- URN
- 112617
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
About this school
Palterton Primary School was a community primary school in Chesterfield. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 91 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Palterton Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 12 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 58% | 93% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 67% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 58% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 75% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 Palterton 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 | 57% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 93% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 98 |
| 2023/24 | 91 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Palterton Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 93% | 6.3% | 26.4% | 91 | — |
| Palterton Primary School | — | 5.7% | 27.5% | 87 | 0.0 miles |
| Scarcliffe Primary School | 85% | 3.1% | 14.6% | 89 | 1.3 miles |
| New Bolsover Primary and Nursery School | 26% | 5.3% | 58.5% | 224 | 1.4 miles |
| Bolsover Infant School | — | 6.3% | 33.2% | 252 | 1.4 miles |
| Bolsover Church of England Junior School | 48% | 6.5% | 45% | 294 | 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.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.4%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.3%
- Persistent absence
- 16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Palterton Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Scarcliffe Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
New Bolsover Primary and Nursery School1.4 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Bolsover Infant School1.4 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Bolsover Church of England Junior School1.5 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
Other 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 ages does Palterton Primary School teach?
- Palterton Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Chesterfield.
- Has Palterton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Palterton Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Palterton Primary School?
- Palterton Primary School had 91 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Palterton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 93% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Palterton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Palterton 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 30 November 2024.