William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School
Hunloke Avenue, Boythorpe, Chesterfield, S40 2NR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jenny Wilkes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Embark Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Chesterfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- URN
- 148944
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01246234626
About this school
William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School is a primary academy in Chesterfield. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 192 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
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
- 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 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 47% | 39% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 28% | 53% | 45% |
| Expected standard in maths | 41% | 57% | 52% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 48% | 57% | 32% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 95.0 | 101.0 | 98.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -7.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.50 | - | - |
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 William Rhodes Primary and Nursery 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 | 21% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 39% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 174 |
| 2023/24 | 169 |
| 2024/25 | 182 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School compares
William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School ranked 212th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39% | 5.1% | 61.5% | 192 | — |
| Walton Peak Flying High Academy | 80% | 4.9% | 56.5% | 135 | 0.4 miles |
| Brampton Primary School | 21% | 5.6% | 41.6% | 286 | 0.5 miles |
| Spire Junior School | 31% | 5.8% | 59.4% | 154 | 0.6 miles |
| Old Hall Junior School | 74% | 3.7% | 20.7% | 250 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary | 67% | 3.5% | 14.8% | 433 | 0.7 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)
- 61.49%
- English as an additional language
- 8.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.14%
- Persistent absence
- 13.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Walton Peak Flying High Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Brampton Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Spire Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Old Hall Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary0.7 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
Other schools in Chesterfield
William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School ranks 43rd 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 ages does William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School teach?
- William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Chesterfield.
- Who is the headteacher of William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Jenny Wilkes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected William Rhodes Primary and Nursery 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 many pupils are at William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School?
- William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School has 192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School full?
- William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 210 pupils and 192 on roll (91%), 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 William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Is William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School part of an academy trust?
- William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School is part of EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 21% in 2022/23 and 39% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School ranked 212th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, William Rhodes Primary and Nursery 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.