Spire Junior School
Jawbones Hill, Derby Road, Chesterfield, S40 2EN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Vernon
- Constituency
- Chesterfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 204
- Pupils on roll
- 154
- URN
- 112661
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01246234546
About this school
Spire Junior School is a community primary school in Chesterfield. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 154 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Spire Junior 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 49 | 48 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 46% | 31% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 13% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 69% | 46% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 65% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 71% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
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 Spire Junior 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 | 49% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 31% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 186 |
| 2023/24 | 188 |
| 2024/25 | 175 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Spire Junior School compares
Spire Junior School ranked 234th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 31% | 5.8% | 59.4% | 154 | — |
| Spire Nursery and Infant School | — | 5.7% | 59.9% | 180 | 0.3 miles |
| Walton Peak Flying High Academy | 80% | 4.9% | 56.5% | 135 | 0.4 miles |
| William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School | 39% | 5.1% | 61.5% | 192 | 0.6 miles |
| Hasland Infant School | — | 4.3% | 23.5% | 312 | 0.7 miles |
| Brampton Primary School | 21% | 5.6% | 41.6% | 286 | 1.0 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 59.43%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.8%
- Persistent absence
- 16.39%
Location
Nearby schools
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Spire Nursery and Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Walton Peak Flying High Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Hasland Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Brampton Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
Other schools in Chesterfield
Spire Junior School ranks 46th 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 ages does Spire Junior School teach?
- Spire Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Chesterfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Spire Junior School?
- The headteacher of Spire Junior School is Mrs Charlotte Vernon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Spire Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Spire Junior 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 Spire Junior School?
- Spire Junior School has 154 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Spire Junior School full?
- Spire Junior School has capacity for 204 pupils and 154 on roll (75%), 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 Spire Junior School a faith school?
- No. Spire Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Spire Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Spire Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Spire Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 31% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Spire Junior School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Spire Junior School ranked 234th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Spire Junior School's absence rate?
- Spire Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Spire Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Spire Junior 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.