New Direction
New Direction, Ringer Villa Farm,, Ringer Lane, Chesterfield, S43 4BX
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Proprietor
- Mr Luke Collins
- Constituency
- Bolsover
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 30
- Pupils on roll
- 34
- URN
- 134395
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01246810456
About this school
New Direction is an independent special school in Chesterfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 34 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected New Direction under its current framework. 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
New Direction has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2003, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | 4.7 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | 0.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How New Direction has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | 30 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 34
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Jasmine Grove School2.9 miles
Special schools · Chesterfield
-
Stubbin Wood School4.3 miles
Academies · Mansfield
-
Landmarks4.6 miles
Other types · Sheffield
-
River Valley4.9 miles
Special schools · Sheffield
-
Chesterfield Hospital School6.1 miles
Other types · Chesterfield
Other schools in Chesterfield
- Ashgate Croft School Academies
- Bluebank School Special schools
- Eastwood Grange School Special schools
- Esteem North Academy Academies
- Holly House Special School Special schools
- Jasmine Grove School Special schools
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does New Direction teach?
- New Direction teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a special school in Chesterfield.
- Who is the proprietor of New Direction?
- The proprietor of New Direction is Mr Luke Collins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has New Direction been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected New Direction 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 big is New Direction?
- New Direction has 34 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is New Direction full?
- New Direction has capacity for 30 pupils and 34 on roll (113%), 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 New Direction a faith school?
- No. New Direction has no designated religious character.
- What are New Direction's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Direction'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 24 July 2026.