Brockwell Junior School
Purbeck Avenue, Loundsley Green, Chesterfield, S40 4NP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Catherine Holmes
- Constituency
- Chesterfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 238
- Pupils on roll
- 245
- URN
- 112691
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01246278542
About this school
Brockwell Junior School is a community primary school in Chesterfield. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 245 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
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 | 61 | 64 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 72% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 3% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 77% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 83% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 83% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Brockwell 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 | 77% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 245 |
| 2023/24 | 243 |
| 2024/25 | 247 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brockwell Junior School compares
Brockwell Junior School ranked 44th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 3.8% | 26.3% | 245 | — |
| Brockwell Nursery and Infant School | — | 4.1% | 15.5% | 198 | 0.0 miles |
| Brampton Primary School | 21% | 5.6% | 41.6% | 286 | 0.5 miles |
| Old Hall Junior School | 74% | 3.7% | 20.7% | 250 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary | 67% | 3.5% | 14.8% | 433 | 0.7 miles |
| Highfield Hall Primary School | 43% | 6.2% | 33.3% | 375 | 0.7 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)
- 26.32%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.76%
- Persistent absence
- 8.06%
Location
Nearby schools
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Brockwell Nursery and Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Brampton Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Old Hall Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary0.7 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Highfield Hall Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
Other schools in Chesterfield
Brockwell Junior School ranks 9th 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 Brockwell Junior School teach?
- Brockwell Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Chesterfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Brockwell Junior School?
- The headteacher of Brockwell Junior School is Ms Catherine Holmes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brockwell Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brockwell 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 big is Brockwell Junior School?
- Brockwell Junior School has 245 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Brockwell Junior School full?
- Brockwell Junior School has capacity for 238 pupils and 245 on roll (103%), so it is at or above 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 Brockwell Junior School a faith school?
- No. Brockwell Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brockwell Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Brockwell Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Brockwell Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brockwell Junior School rank locally?
- Brockwell Junior School ranked 44th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brockwell Junior School's absence rate?
- Brockwell Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brockwell Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brockwell 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.