Highfield Hall Primary School, Chesterfield

From the headteacher's welcome: "Within this EYFS Statutory Framework (2024) there are four guiding principles which shape are practice. These are: 1. Every child is a unique child , who is constantly learning and can be resilient, capable, confident, and self-assured. 2. Children learn to be strong and independent through positive relationships . 3."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils at Highfield Hall Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 70% in reading and 67% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 31 families put Highfield Hall Primary School as their first choice and 81 named it as one of their preferences, for 36 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Highfield Hall Primary School are Christ Church CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths); Newbold CofE Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 73% reading, 87% maths); Abercrombie Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 90% reading, 93% maths); and Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 49% reading, 51% maths).

Highfield Hall Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

69 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Highfield Hall Primary School (as of September 2025): 65% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 41% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (88%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (41%).

7.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Chesterfield Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mansfeldt Road (opposite), 240 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 353 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, Highfield Hall Primary School issued 19 suspensions, 4.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Highfield Hall Primary School are Outwood Academy Newbold (0.2 miles); St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.6 miles); Brookfield Community School (1.8 miles); and Whittington Green School (1.8 miles).