Springwell Community College, Chesterfield

In 2026, pupils at Springwell Community College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 38, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.2 in Derbyshire and 47 across England.

36% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Derbyshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 37.9.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.56: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 32.2, against 42.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 159 families put Springwell Community College as their first choice and 261 named it as one of their preferences, for 164 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 secondary schools to Springwell Community College are Netherthorpe School (1.1 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 42.8); Whittington Green School (2.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.4); Outwood Academy Newbold (3.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.6); and Outwood Academy Hasland Hall (3.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.9).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Springwell Community College.

Springwell Community College is one of 10 schools run by The Two Counties Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.7 in 2024/25.

141 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Springwell Community College (as of September 2025): 75% would recommend the school, 79% say their child is happy there and 61% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (83%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (61%).

Of the 164 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 73% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

47.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 0.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 76 pupils (9.1%) received SEN support and 42 (5%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Chesterfield Rail Station, about 2.7 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Springwell School (adjacent), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Springwell Community College 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 83 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Springwell Community College issued 505 suspensions, 57.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Springwell Community College are Inkersall Spencer Academy (0.3 miles), St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School (0.3 miles), Staveley Junior School (0.5 miles) and Speedwell Infant School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.