Deer Park Primary School, Chesterfield
Deer Park Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Chesterfield. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 8th-highest of the 48 schools in Chesterfield with published results, and 2,457th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.3 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025, at 102% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
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
Deer Park Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Deer Park Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 84% in reading and 82% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Deer Park Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 63 families put Deer Park Primary School as their first choice and 142 named it as one of their preferences, for 50 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 15 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Deer Park Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Deer Park Primary School are Hunloke Park Primary School (0.6 miles); Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy (1.4 miles, Good, 71% reading, 74% maths); Spire Nursery and Infant School (1.5 miles, Good); and Walton Peak Flying High Academy (1.7 miles, Good, 90% reading, 95% maths).
Deer Park Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.
Hunloke Park Primary SchoolTupton Primary and Nursery AcademySpire Nursery and Infant SchoolWalton Peak Flying High Academy
What parents say
102 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Deer Park Primary School (as of September 2025): 74% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 59% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (88%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (53%).
Who goes there
9.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 21 pupils (6.2%) received SEN support and 13 (3.8%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Chesterfield Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Deer Park School (adjacent), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Deer Park Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 20 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Deer Park Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 0.9 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; Ofsted Parent View; 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
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from January 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Deer Park Primary school offers a warm welcome to all children and their families. One pupil expressed this clearly by saying, 'We want to make everyone feel like they are a part of our school'. There are plenty of opportunities for pupils to make a positive difference to the lives of their classmates. Pupils who are peer listeners support others by giving them a chance to explain what is troubling them. Kindness ambassadors say they show through their actions how to live happily together.
The youngest children settle quickly into school. Routines are swiftly established and children become absorbed in their learning. There is a calm atmosphere around the school. Pupils typically conduct themselves well. Staff respond promptly to occasional lapses in pupils' concentration. Pupils know that they need to be 'ready, respectful and safe' and value the rewards that they get for demonstrating this.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has maintained its ambition for all pupils, including those with SEND. Children in Reception get off to a strong start learning to read. Most pupils who need extra help with phonics get this. Staff are highly knowledgeable. They consistently expect pupils to use their phonic knowledge to sound out unfamiliar words.
The youngest children practise the letters that they are learning to write frequently. For example, they record what they can see on the autumn table. However, some pupils have not secured this important early knowledge. They do not always get suitable opportunities to practise writing the sounds that they know or to form letters accurately and fluently. Sometimes, pupils are given more complex activities, such as writing a story, before they have all the knowledge that they need.
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2014 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
9.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
102 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 84% to 90% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 85% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 79% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
30.8
Avg class size
28.5
Infant (KS1)
32.3
KS2
10
Total classes
5 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Deer Park Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Deer Park Primary School.
- Premier Wrap Around Club @ Deer ParkAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Deer Park Primary 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 Deer Park Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Deer Park 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
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
2 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 Deer Park Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
102%
Over capacity
338 pupils
330 places
8 pupils over capacity 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: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(8)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good, but Ofsted raised concerns; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
21
SEN Support
13
EHC Plans
10.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
338
Total Pupils
172
Boys
166
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
22.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,363
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,028
Per pupil
£1851k
Total funding
£55k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.2%
Overall absence
5.7%
Persistent absence
297
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
Deer Park Primary School
Questions parents ask about Deer Park Primary School
What are SATs results like at Deer Park Primary School?
Of the pupils at Deer Park Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 90% reached the expected standard in reading and 85% did so in maths.
What is Deer Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Deer Park Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Deer Park Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Deer Park Primary 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 Deer Park Primary School?
Deer Park Primary School was full in 2025, at 102% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Deer Park Primary School?
Classes at Deer Park Primary School average 30.8 pupils (2025/26). 5 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Deer Park Primary School?
Deer Park Primary School has around 338 pupils on roll. 10% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Deer Park Primary School?
4.2% of sessions were missed at Deer Park Primary School in 2024/25. 5.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Deer Park Primary School?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Deer Park 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.
Does Deer Park Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Premier Wrap Around Club @ Deer Park (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Deer Park Primary School's term dates?
Deer Park Primary 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 Deer Park Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 2 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 Deer Park Primary School?
Deer Park Primary School is at New Road, Wingerworth, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S42 6TD.
Sources: Derbyshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)