Heritage High School
Boughton Lane, Clowne, Chesterfield, S43 4QG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE TWO COUNTIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Debbie Elsdon
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Two Counties Trust
- Constituency
- Bolsover
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,019
- Pupils on roll
- 940
- URN
- 144391
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01246810259
About this school
Heritage High School is a secondary academy in Chesterfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 940 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
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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 173 | 204 | 166 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.6 | 36.3 | 40.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.89 -1.10 to -0.68 | -1.09 -1.29 to -0.90 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 20% | 32.4% | 36.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48% | 50% | 59% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 10% | 9.8% | 5.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 3.0 | 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 Heritage High 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 | 36.6 | 41.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.3 | 41.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40 | 40.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 973 |
| 2023/24 | 993 |
| 2024/25 | 951 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Heritage High School compares
Heritage High School ranked 39th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 39% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40 | 8.2% | 38.9% | 940 | — |
| Netherthorpe School | 42.1 | 11.9% | 42.5% | 973 | 3.0 miles |
| The Bolsover School | 45 | 8.5% | 38.8% | 911 | 3.5 miles |
| Springwell Community College | 37.9 | 9.8% | 43.6% | 836 | 4.1 miles |
| Wales High School | 45.3 | 8.8% | 26.9% | 1,783 | 4.5 miles |
| Eckington School | 40.6 | 10% | 32.5% | 1,124 | 4.9 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)
- 38.91%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.24%
- Persistent absence
- 21.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Netherthorpe School3.0 miles
Secondary · Chesterfield
-
The Bolsover School3.5 miles
Secondary · Chesterfield
-
Springwell Community College4.1 miles
Secondary · Chesterfield
-
Wales High School4.5 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
Eckington School4.9 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
Other schools in Chesterfield
Heritage High School ranks 10th of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Chesterfield.
- Brookfield Community School Secondary
- Netherthorpe 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 Heritage High School teach?
- Heritage High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Chesterfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Heritage High School?
- The headteacher of Heritage High School is Ms Debbie Elsdon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Heritage High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heritage High 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 Heritage High School?
- Heritage High School has 940 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Heritage High School full?
- Heritage High School has capacity for 1,019 pupils and 940 on roll (92%), 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 Heritage High School a faith school?
- No. Heritage High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Heritage High School a selective school?
- No. Heritage High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Heritage High School?
- Heritage High School is part of THE TWO COUNTIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Heritage High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.6 in 2022/23 and 40 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Heritage High School rank locally?
- Heritage High School ranked 39th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 39% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Heritage High School's absence rate?
- Heritage High School's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Heritage High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heritage High 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 10 July 2026.