Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School, Chesterfield
Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Chesterfield. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 12th-highest of the 48 schools in Chesterfield with published results, and 3,694th of 14,452 across England. It was 71% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
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
Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School in detail
Results
In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School reached the expected standard in reading and 92% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 95% in reading and 100% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School
For September 2026 entry, 14 families put Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School as their first choice and 20 named it as one of their preferences, for 14 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 Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School are Heath Primary School (1.5 miles, Good, 65% reading, 56% maths); Palterton Primary School (1.6 miles); Anthony Bek Community Primary School (2.4 miles, Good, 76% reading, 85% maths); and Scarcliffe Primary School (2.6 miles, 92% reading, 85% maths).
Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Heath Primary SchoolPalterton Primary SchoolAnthony Bek Community Primary SchoolScarcliffe Primary School
Who goes there
35% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 3.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 10 pupils (7.3%) received SEN support and 3 (2.2%) 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
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Oxford Street (adjacent), 160 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 19 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School issued 1 suspension, 0.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
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
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
35.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 95% to 77% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 100% to 92% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 86% to 77% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
20.6
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
27.5
KS2
5
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School
Term dates
Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Derbyshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Wednesday 22 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Thursday 6 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028)
- Summer term: Monday 24 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery 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
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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 Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
71%
Available places
124 pupils
175 places
51 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
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
Inspection History(9)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
10
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
9.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
137
Total Pupils
70
Boys
67
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
7
Teachers
19.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,964
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,549
Per pupil
£896k
Total funding
£68k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.5%
Overall absence
15.8%
Persistent absence
114
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School
What are SATs results like at Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School?
Of the pupils at Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 77% reached the expected standard in reading and 92% did so in maths.
What is Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2024.
What is the catchment area for Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School?
No fixed boundary. When Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School is oversubscribed, Derbyshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School?
Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School was not full in 2025: it ran at 71% of its 175 places.
How big are the classes at Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School?
Classes at Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School average 20.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School?
Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School has around 137 pupils on roll. 35% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School?
5.5% of sessions were missed at Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School in 2024/25. 15.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery 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.
What are Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School's term dates?
Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Derbyshire. In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Wednesday 22 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Thursday 6 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School?
Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School is at York Crescent, Doe Lea, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5PF.
Sources: Derbyshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)