Barrow Hill Primary Academy
Station Road, Chesterfield, S43 2PG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MINERVA LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr David Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Minerva Learning Trust
- Constituency
- North East Derbyshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 118
- Pupils on roll
- 74
- URN
- 151309
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01246472494
About this school
Barrow Hill Primary Academy is a primary academy in Chesterfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 74 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Barrow Hill Primary Academy, 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Barrow Hill Primary Academy (URN 143179).
How Barrow Hill Primary Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 9.9% | 74% | 74 | — |
| Hollingwood Primary School | 64% | 3.5% | 25.1% | 313 | 0.8 miles |
| Speedwell Infant School | — | 6.6% | 62.4% | 103 | 1.0 miles |
| Staveley Junior School | 56% | 6.7% | 64.3% | 125 | 1.0 miles |
| Henry Bradley Infant School | — | 5.9% | 34.4% | 185 | 1.2 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School | 65% | 3.6% | 36.4% | 181 | 1.2 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)
- 74.03%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.85%
- Persistent absence
- 29.58%
Location
Nearby schools
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Hollingwood Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
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Speedwell Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
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Staveley Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
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Henry Bradley Infant School1.2 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
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St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
Other schools in Chesterfield
- Abercrombie Primary School Primary
- Arkwright Primary School Primary
- Ashover Primary School Primary
- Barlborough Primary School 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
- Brockwell Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Barrow Hill Primary Academy teach?
- Barrow Hill Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Chesterfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Barrow Hill Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Barrow Hill Primary Academy is Mr David Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Barrow Hill Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barrow Hill Primary 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 many pupils are at Barrow Hill Primary Academy?
- Barrow Hill Primary Academy has 74 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Barrow Hill Primary Academy full?
- Barrow Hill Primary Academy has capacity for 118 pupils and 74 on roll (63%), 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 Barrow Hill Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Barrow Hill Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Barrow Hill Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Barrow Hill Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Barrow Hill Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Barrow Hill Primary Academy 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.
- What is Barrow Hill Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Barrow Hill Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census.
- Does Barrow Hill Primary Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Barrow Hill Primary Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.