Barrow Hill Primary Academy, Chesterfield

In its own words: "At Barrow Hill Primary Academy, our Vision and Values are underpinned by the principes of Belong, Participate and Achieve. We believe that in providing a safe environment for children they are able to participate more fully in learning and therefore achieve to the best of their ability. Our school rules and reward systems are related to the school values."

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a small, but growing, primary school and nursery located in the village of Barrow Hill, near Chesterfield in Derbyshire. We currently have 80 children on roll from Nursery up to Year 6. At Barrow Hill Primary Academy we Belong, Participate and Achieve."

Barrow Hill Primary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, under its previous registration (URN 143179), 30% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 30% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

For September 2026 entry, 7 families put Barrow Hill Primary Academy as their first choice and 13 named it as one of their preferences, for 7 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Barrow Hill Primary Academy are Hollingwood Primary School (0.8 miles, 74% reading, 82% maths); Speedwell Infant School (1 mile, Good); Staveley Junior School (1 mile, Good, 70% reading, 77% maths); and Henry Bradley Infant School (1.2 miles, Good).

Barrow Hill Primary Academy is one of 10 schools run by Minerva Learning Trust, an academy trust.

58.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 2.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (80%) and Mixed (6%).

Barrow Hill Primary Academy had 6 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Chesterfield Rail Station, about 3.1 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Duewell Court (adjacent), 40 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Barrow Hill Primary Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Barrow Hill Primary Academy issued 4 suspensions, 4.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Barrow Hill Primary Academy are Springwell Community College (1.4 miles), Netherthorpe School (1.5 miles) and Whittington Green School (1.8 miles).