Holme Hall Primary School
Taddington Road, Chesterfield, S40 4RL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEARNERS' TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Jackie Littlechilds
- Sponsor
- Learners' Trust
- Constituency
- Chesterfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 124
- URN
- 146960
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Telephone
- 01246237075
About this school
Holme Hall Primary School is a primary academy in Chesterfield. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 124 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
- Early years
- 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 | 32 | 22 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 55% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 5% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 68% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 73% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 73% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| 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 Holme Hall Primary 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 | 66% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 145 |
| 2023/24 | 129 |
| 2024/25 | 127 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holme Hall Primary School compares
Holme Hall Primary School ranked 180th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% 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 | 50% | 5.8% | 37% | 124 | — |
| Brockwell Nursery and Infant School | — | 4.1% | 15.5% | 198 | 0.7 miles |
| Brockwell Junior School | 77% | 3.8% | 26.3% | 245 | 0.7 miles |
| Westfield Infant School | — | 3.8% | 12.8% | 150 | 0.8 miles |
| Old Hall Junior School | 74% | 3.7% | 20.7% | 250 | 0.9 miles |
| Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy | 31% | 6% | 60.4% | 227 | 1.1 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)
- 37.01%
- English as an additional language
- 11%
- Overall absence
- 5.82%
- Persistent absence
- 12.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brockwell Nursery and Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Brockwell Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Westfield Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Old Hall Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
Other schools in Chesterfield
Holme Hall Primary School ranks 34th 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 Holme Hall Primary School teach?
- Holme Hall Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Chesterfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Holme Hall Primary School?
- The headteacher of Holme Hall Primary School is Ms Jackie Littlechilds, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Holme Hall Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holme Hall Primary 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 Holme Hall Primary School?
- Holme Hall Primary School has 124 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Holme Hall Primary School full?
- Holme Hall Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 124 on roll (59%), 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 Holme Hall Primary School a faith school?
- No. Holme Hall Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Holme Hall Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Holme Hall Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Holme Hall Primary School?
- Holme Hall Primary School is part of LEARNERS' TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Holme Hall Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holme Hall Primary School rank locally?
- Holme Hall Primary School ranked 180th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% 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 Holme Hall Primary School's absence rate?
- Holme Hall Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holme Hall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holme Hall Primary 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 2 July 2026.