Deer Park Primary School
New Road, Wingerworth, Chesterfield, S42 6TD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Annette Lupton
- Constituency
- North East Derbyshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 338
- URN
- 112651
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01246232696
About this school
Deer Park Primary School is a community primary school in Chesterfield. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 338 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. 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
- 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 | 52 | 44 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 73% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 5% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 84% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 82% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 75% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Deer Park 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 | 79% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 345 |
| 2023/24 | 340 |
| 2024/25 | 337 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Deer Park Primary School compares
Deer Park Primary School ranked 56th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 4.2% | 11.3% | 338 | — |
| Hunloke Park Primary School | — | — | — | 357 | 0.6 miles |
| Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy | 66% | 5.9% | 53.1% | 237 | 1.4 miles |
| Spire Nursery and Infant School | — | 5.7% | 59.9% | 180 | 1.5 miles |
| Walton Peak Flying High Academy | 80% | 4.9% | 56.5% | 135 | 1.7 miles |
| Spire Junior School | 31% | 5.8% | 59.4% | 154 | 1.8 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)
- 11.28%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.16%
- Persistent absence
- 5.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hunloke Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Spire Nursery and Infant School1.5 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Walton Peak Flying High Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Spire Junior School1.8 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
Other schools in Chesterfield
Deer Park Primary School ranks 11th 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 Deer Park Primary School teach?
- Deer Park Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Chesterfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Deer Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Deer Park Primary School is Mrs Annette Lupton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Deer Park Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Deer Park 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 Deer Park Primary School?
- Deer Park Primary School has 338 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Deer Park Primary School full?
- Deer Park Primary School has capacity for 350 pupils and 338 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Deer Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Deer Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Deer Park Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Deer Park Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Deer Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Deer Park Primary School rank locally?
- Deer Park Primary School ranked 56th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Deer Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Deer Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Deer Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Deer Park 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.