Palterton Primary School, Chesterfield
Palterton Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Chesterfield, part of Redhill Academy Trust. It was 96% full in 2025.
- 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
Palterton Primary School in detail
Palterton Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Throughout school we promote opportunities to develop the children's 'skills for life', this ranges from cooking to taking responsibility for the class pet."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, Lego, art and knitting.
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:50am and after-school care, from £3.50 per day.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Palterton Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, under its previous registration (URN 112617), 93% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Palterton Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 10 families put Palterton Primary School as their first choice and 42 named it as one of their preferences, for 11 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Palterton Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Palterton Primary School are Scarcliffe Primary School (1.3 miles, 92% reading, 85% maths); New Bolsover Primary and Nursery School (1.4 miles, Good, 47% reading, 50% maths); Bolsover Infant School (1.4 miles, Good); and Bolsover Church of England Junior School (1.5 miles, Good, 69% reading, 54% maths).
Scarcliffe Primary SchoolNew Bolsover Primary and Nursery SchoolBolsover Infant SchoolBolsover Church of England Junior School
The trust
Palterton Primary School is one of 21 schools run by Redhill Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
1.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 9 pupils (10.3%) received SEN support and 6 (6.9%) 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
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Palterton Primary School.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Back Lane (s-bound), 30 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 6 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50).
Suspensions and exclusions
Palterton Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; 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
Palterton Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in December 2024. Before that, as Palterton Primary School (URN 112617), it was rated Good in May 2024.
At a Glance
27.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
21.8
Avg class size
19.0
Infant (KS1)
24.5
KS2
4
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at Palterton Primary School before it took its current form in 2024 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 112617). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 67% to 93% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 58% to 93% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 67% to 93% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Palterton Primary School
Term dates
Palterton Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Derbyshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Palterton Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Palterton 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
- 20
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 15 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
6 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.
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Your chances of a place at Palterton Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
87 pupils
91 places
4 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
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
9
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
17.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
87
Total Pupils
45
Boys
42
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
5
Teachers
17.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,599
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,219
Per pupil
£652k
Total funding
£38k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.7%
Overall absence
11.5%
Persistent absence
78
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Palterton Primary School
Questions parents ask about Palterton Primary School
Are there exam results for Palterton Primary School?
Palterton Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, under its previous registration (URN 112617), 93% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Palterton Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Palterton Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in December 2024. Before that, as Palterton Primary School (URN 112617), it was rated Good in May 2024.
What is the catchment area for Palterton Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Palterton 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 Palterton Primary School?
Palterton Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Palterton Primary School?
Classes at Palterton Primary School average 21.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Palterton Primary School?
Palterton Primary School has around 87 pupils on roll. 28% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Palterton Primary School?
5.7% of sessions were missed at Palterton Primary School in 2024/25. 11.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Palterton Primary School?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Palterton 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.
How many road collisions happen near Palterton Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 15 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 6 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 Palterton Primary School?
Palterton Primary School is at Back Lane, Palterton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 6UN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)