Sharley Park Community Primary School, Chesterfield

From the headteacher's welcome: "Hello, I am Mrs Stevenson, as Headteacher of our amazing school I wish you a very warm welcome to Sharley Park Primary School. We are a large two-form entry school in the heart of the wonderful Clay Cross community with the most wonderful children and families."

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils at Sharley Park Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 65% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (64% in reading, 62% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 46 families put Sharley Park Community Primary School as their first choice and 82 named it as one of their preferences, for 46 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Sharley Park Community Primary School are Park House Primary School (1 mile, Good, 87% reading, 87% maths); Holmgate Primary School and Nursery (1.2 miles, Good, 74% reading, 74% maths); North Wingfield Primary and Nursery Academy (1.7 miles, Good, 80% reading, 77% maths); and Pilsley Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 87% reading, 90% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Sharley Park Community Primary School.

51.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 3.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 111 pupils (27%) received SEN support and 17 (4.1%) 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.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Sharley Park Community Primary School.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Penncroft Lane (opposite), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Sharley Park Community Primary 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 105 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, Sharley Park Community Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.