Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy
Queen Victoria Road, New Tupton, Chesterfield, S42 6DY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Katherine Richards
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Redhill Academy Trust
- Constituency
- North East Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 237
- URN
- 147022
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01246862191
About this school
Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy is a primary academy in Chesterfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 237 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 | 28 | 29 | 35 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 76% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 79% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 83% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 72% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy 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 | 57% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 238 |
| 2023/24 | 239 |
| 2024/25 | 239 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy compares
Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy ranked 105th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% 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 | 66% | 5.9% | 53.1% | 237 | — |
| Grassmoor Primary School | 40% | 8.1% | 46.9% | 220 | 0.8 miles |
| North Wingfield Primary and Nursery Academy | 67% | 6.2% | 51.5% | 378 | 0.9 miles |
| Hunloke Park Primary School | — | — | — | 357 | 1.2 miles |
| Deer Park Primary School | 75% | 4.2% | 11.3% | 338 | 1.4 miles |
| Holmgate Primary School and Nursery | 63% | 6% | 42.1% | 247 | 1.7 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)
- 53.05%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.86%
- Persistent absence
- 13.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Grassmoor Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
- 0.9 miles
-
Hunloke Park Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Deer Park Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Holmgate Primary School and Nursery1.7 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
Other schools in Chesterfield
Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy ranks 25th 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 Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy teach?
- Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Chesterfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy?
- The headteacher of Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy is Miss Katherine Richards, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy, 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 Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy?
- Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy has 237 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy full?
- Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy has capacity for 240 pupils and 237 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy a faith school?
- No. Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy?
- Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy is part of REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy rank locally?
- Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy ranked 105th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% 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 Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy's absence rate?
- Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy'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.