Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy, Chesterfield
Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Chesterfield, part of Redhill Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 33rd-highest of the 48 schools in Chesterfield with published results, and 9,396th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 103% of capacity.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- 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
Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy in detail
Results
In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 79% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy
For September 2026 entry, 31 families put Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy as their first choice and 77 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy are Grassmoor Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 60% reading, 57% maths); North Wingfield Primary and Nursery Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 80% reading, 77% maths); Hunloke Park Primary School (1.2 miles); and Deer Park Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 90% reading, 85% maths).
Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.
Grassmoor Primary SchoolNorth Wingfield Primary and Nursery AcademyHunloke Park Primary SchoolDeer Park Primary School
The trust
Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy 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
47.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 2.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Miners Welfare (opposite), 20 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy issued 27 suspensions, 11.3 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; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); 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 · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
47.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 79% to 71% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 83% to 74% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 76% to 71% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy
Before and after school care
Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Derbyshire
Term dates
Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy 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 Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy 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
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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.
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Your chances of a place at Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
103%
Over capacity
216 pupils
210 places
6 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(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
27
SEN Support
10
EHC Plans
15.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
237
Total Pupils
126
Boys
111
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
19.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,715
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,874
Per pupil
£1497k
Total funding
£170k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.9%
Overall absence
13.6%
Persistent absence
191
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
Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy
Questions parents ask about Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy
What are SATs results like at Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy?
Of the pupils at Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 71% reached the expected standard in reading and 74% did so in maths.
What is Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy's Ofsted rating?
Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2018 it was rated Inadequate.
What is the catchment area for Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy is oversubscribed, Derbyshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy?
Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy was full in 2025, at 103% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How many pupils go to Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy?
Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy has around 237 pupils on roll. 48% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy?
5.9% of sessions were missed at Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy in 2024/25. 13.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy 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 Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy?
Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy is at Queen Victoria Road, New Tupton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S42 6DY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)