Netherthorpe School
Ralph Road, Staveley, Chesterfield, S43 3PU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- MINERVA LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Rachel Sutcliffe
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Minerva Learning Trust
- Constituency
- North East Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 907
- Pupils on roll
- 973
- URN
- 137902
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01246472220
About this school
Netherthorpe School is a secondary academy in Chesterfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 973 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
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Sixth form
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: serious weaknesses.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 182 | 197 | 163 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.4 | 39.8 | 42.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.85 -1.06 to -0.64 | -0.76 -0.96 to -0.56 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 28.9% | 33.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 49.2% | 58.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 14% | 15.7% | 12.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
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 Netherthorpe 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 | 41.4 | 41.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.8 | 41.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.1 | 40.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,169 |
| 2023/24 | 1,100 |
| 2024/25 | 1,041 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Netherthorpe School compares
Netherthorpe School ranked 30th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.1 | 11.9% | 42.5% | 973 | — |
| Springwell Community College | 37.9 | 9.8% | 43.6% | 836 | 1.1 miles |
| Heritage High School | 40 | 8.2% | 38.9% | 940 | 3.0 miles |
| Whittington Green School | 40.8 | 7.8% | 45.9% | 682 | 3.2 miles |
| Eckington School | 40.6 | 10% | 32.5% | 1,124 | 3.2 miles |
| The Bolsover School | 45 | 8.5% | 38.8% | 911 | 3.9 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)
- 42.51%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 11.85%
- Persistent absence
- 29.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Springwell Community College1.1 miles
Secondary · Chesterfield
-
Heritage High School3.0 miles
Secondary · Chesterfield
-
Whittington Green School3.2 miles
Secondary · Chesterfield
-
Eckington School3.2 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
The Bolsover School3.9 miles
Secondary · Chesterfield
Other schools in Chesterfield
Netherthorpe School ranks 6th of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Chesterfield.
- Brookfield Community School Secondary
- Heritage High School Secondary
- Outwood Academy Hasland Hall Secondary
- Outwood Academy Newbold Secondary
- Parkside Community School Secondary
- Springwell Community College Secondary
- St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Secondary
- The Bolsover School Secondary
- Tupton Hall School Secondary
- Whittington Green School Secondary
- Abercrombie Primary School Primary
- Arkwright Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Netherthorpe School teach?
- Netherthorpe School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Chesterfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Netherthorpe School?
- The headteacher of Netherthorpe School is Miss Rachel Sutcliffe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Netherthorpe School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Netherthorpe 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 Netherthorpe School?
- Netherthorpe School has 973 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Netherthorpe School full?
- Netherthorpe School has capacity for 907 pupils and 973 on roll (107%), 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 Netherthorpe School a faith school?
- No. Netherthorpe School has no designated religious character.
- Is Netherthorpe School a selective school?
- No. Netherthorpe School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Netherthorpe School?
- Netherthorpe School is part of MINERVA LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Netherthorpe School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.4 in 2022/23 and 42.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Netherthorpe School rank locally?
- Netherthorpe School ranked 30th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Netherthorpe School's absence rate?
- Netherthorpe School's overall absence rate is 11.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Netherthorpe School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Netherthorpe 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 1 July 2026.