Barrow Hill Primary Academy
Primary schoolBarrow Hill Primary Academy is a primary school in Chesterfield, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 74 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Requires improvement (overall), October 2022, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 18 October 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationEnd of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Does not apply to this school | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | Does not apply to this school | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Hollingwood Primary SchoolPrimary. Improved significantly, October 2024. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Speedwell Infant SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade1.6 km
- Staveley Junior SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
- Henry Bradley Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 20241.9 km
- St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.9 km
- New Whittington Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2024. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Chesterfield
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).