# William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School

William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Chesterfield, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 192 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E148944. [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 192
- Council: Chesterfield
- URN: 148944

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 25 February 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 39% of pupils at William Rhodes Primary and Nursery 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 | 39% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Parkside Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkside-community-school-e149370): 120 m. Secondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 36.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Walton Peak Flying High Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walton-peak-flying-high-academy-e148428): 650 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Brampton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brampton-primary-school-e132225): 760 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 21% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Include-West Bars](https://openindex.co.uk/school/include-west-bars-e152430): 840 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Spire Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spire-junior-school-e112661): 980 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2022. 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Old Hall Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-hall-junior-school-e147118): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good, February 2023. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/148944)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148944)

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