Highfield Hall Primary School
Primary schoolHighfield Hall Primary School is a primary school in Chesterfield, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 375 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Some aspects not as strong, February 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Some aspects not as strong, 5 February 2025
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 Highfield Hall Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Derbyshire and 62% in England.
3% 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 | 3% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 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- Outwood Academy NewboldSecondary. School remains Good, November 2022. Attainment 8 of 50.6 (2025/26, provisional)350 m
- Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Improved significantly, January 2025. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)640 m
- Newbold CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2022. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)760 m
- Abercrombie Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)970 m
- St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary AcademySecondary. Outstanding (overall), June 2024. Attainment 8 of 60.3 (2025/26, provisional)1 km
- Bluebank SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1 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).