Cavendish Junior School, Chesterfield

In its own words: "We want our children to be as creative as possible, we offer this through challenges such as our Poetry Slam, our Art and Design Technology lessons, our Writing lessons, organisation of clubs and Pupil Parliament to name just a few."

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils at Cavendish Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 57% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 76% in reading and 66% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Across Derbyshire, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Derbyshire lodged 161 appeals against primary school offers; 108 reached a hearing and 13 succeeded (12% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Cavendish Junior School are Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy (0.2 miles, Good); Newbold CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 73% reading, 87% maths); Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 49% reading, 51% maths); and Highfield Hall Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 64% reading, 64% maths).

Cavendish Junior School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

68.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 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 (81%) and Asian (6%).

The nearest railway station is Chesterfield Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mountcastle Street (opposite), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Cavendish Junior School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 230 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Cavendish Junior School issued 2 suspensions, 2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Cavendish Junior School are Outwood Academy Newbold (0.6 miles); St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.9 miles); and Whittington Green School (1.1 miles).