Cavendish Junior School
Primary schoolCavendish Junior School is a primary school in Chesterfield, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 86 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 6 January 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
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 EducationIn 2024/25, 43% of pupils at Cavendish Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Derbyshire and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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- Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), June 2022260 m
- Newbold CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2022. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)650 m
- Bluebank SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file760 m
- Dunston Primary and Nursery AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)960 m
- Outwood Academy NewboldSecondary. School remains Good, November 2022. Attainment 8 of 50.6 (2025/26, provisional)960 m
- Highfield Hall Primary SchoolPrimary. Some aspects not as strong, February 2025. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 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).