Arkwright Primary School, Chesterfield
Arkwright Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Chesterfield, part of Redhill Academy Trust.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Derbyshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Arkwright Primary School in detail
Results
Arkwright Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 112632), 65% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 65% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Arkwright Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 11 families put Arkwright Primary School as their first choice and 16 named it as one of their preferences, for 11 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Arkwright Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Arkwright Primary School are Calow CofE VC Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 82% reading, 82% maths); Duckmanton Primary School (1.2 miles); Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School (1.3 miles, Good); and Inkersall Spencer Academy (1.3 miles, Good, 77% reading, 73% maths).
Calow CofE VC Primary SchoolDuckmanton Primary SchoolBrimington Manor Infant and Nursery SchoolInkersall Spencer Academy
The trust
Arkwright Primary School is one of 21 schools run by Redhill Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
39.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%) and Mixed (6%).
In 2026, 17 pupils (17.2%) received SEN support and 8 (8.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Chesterfield Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Community Centre (adjacent), 90 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 14 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Arkwright Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in November 2025. Before that, as Arkwright Primary School (URN 112632), it was rated Requires Improvement in May 2022.
At a Glance
39.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Arkwright Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 112632). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 69% to 65% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 81% to 65% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 56% to 47% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Arkwright Primary School
Term dates
Arkwright Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Derbyshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Arkwright Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Arkwright Primary School is in Derbyshire; for families living there:
- Derbyshire's school travel policy: Home to school transport policy 2026 to 2027 - 465KB
- How to apply: Apply for home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Arkwright Primary School
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- How many families in Derbyshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
83%
Available places
99 pupils
120 places
21 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Chesterfield
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Chesterfield
Across Derbyshire council
Places available
9,875
Applications
7,189
Got 1st preference
94.5%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All primary applications across Derbyshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
17
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
25.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
99
Total Pupils
42
Boys
57
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
8
Teachers
12.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,441
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Arkwright Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 112632). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
5.9%
Overall absence
21.8%
Persistent absence
78
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Arkwright Primary School
Questions parents ask about Arkwright Primary School
Are there exam results for Arkwright Primary School?
Arkwright Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 112632), 65% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 65% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Arkwright Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Arkwright Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in November 2025. Before that, as Arkwright Primary School (URN 112632), it was rated Requires Improvement in May 2022.
What is the catchment area for Arkwright Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Arkwright Primary School is oversubscribed, Derbyshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How many pupils go to Arkwright Primary School?
Arkwright Primary School has around 99 pupils on roll. 39% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Arkwright Primary School?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Arkwright Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Arkwright Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Arkwright Primary School?
Arkwright Primary School is at School Lane, Arkwright Town, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5BZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)