Walton Holymoorside Primary School, Chesterfield
Walton Holymoorside Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Chesterfield, part of Learners' Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 9th-highest of the 48 schools in Chesterfield with published results, and 2,629th of 14,452 across England. It was 97% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
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
Walton Holymoorside Primary School in detail
Walton Holymoorside Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Walton Holymoorside Primary School is a warm, friendly school where every child is encouraged and supported to achieve their full potential. Our school vision is ‘Welcoming, Helping, Progressing and Smiling’. Each section of this vision is further broken down into curriculum divers for our school. Our curriculum drivers are enriching golden threads, evident throughout our curriculum."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, cricket, athletics, gymnastics, basketball, karate, judo and dance.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Walton Holymoorside Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 86% 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 (81% in reading, 98% in maths).
Getting a place at Walton Holymoorside Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 54 families put Walton Holymoorside Primary School as their first choice and 102 named it as one of their preferences, for 49 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Walton Holymoorside Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Walton Holymoorside Primary School are Westfield Infant School (1.1 miles, Good); Old Hall Junior School (1.5 miles, Good, 86% reading, 82% maths); Holme Hall Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 66% reading, 69% maths); and Brockwell Nursery and Infant School (1.9 miles, Good).
Walton Holymoorside Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.
Westfield Infant SchoolOld Hall Junior SchoolHolme Hall Primary SchoolBrockwell Nursery and Infant School
The trust
Walton Holymoorside Primary School is one of 21 schools run by Learners' Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
4.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 18 pupils (4.7%) received SEN support and 9 (2.4%) 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
The nearest railway station is Chesterfield Rail Station, about 2.9 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Greendale Avenue (opposite), 110 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 16 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50).
Suspensions and exclusions
Walton Holymoorside Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; 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
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 November 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
4.7%
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 improved from 81% to 88% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 98% to 86% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 94% to 88% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.4
Avg class size
29.3
Infant (KS1)
28.4
KS2
13
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Walton Holymoorside Primary School
Term dates
Walton Holymoorside 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 Walton Holymoorside Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Walton Holymoorside 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
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 2
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, 0 serious and 4 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 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.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
339 pupils
348 places
9 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: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
18
SEN Support
9
EHC Plans
7.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
379
Total Pupils
183
Boys
196
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
19
Teachers
19.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,531
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,955
Per pupil
£1805k
Total funding
£23k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.0%
Overall absence
5.4%
Persistent absence
295
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
Walton Holymoorside Primary School
Questions parents ask about Walton Holymoorside Primary School
What are SATs results like at Walton Holymoorside Primary School?
Of the pupils at Walton Holymoorside Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 88% reached the expected standard in reading and 86% did so in maths.
What is Walton Holymoorside Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Walton Holymoorside Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2023.
What is the catchment area for Walton Holymoorside Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Walton Holymoorside 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 Walton Holymoorside Primary School?
Walton Holymoorside Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Walton Holymoorside Primary School?
Classes at Walton Holymoorside Primary School average 28.4 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Walton Holymoorside Primary School?
Walton Holymoorside Primary School has around 379 pupils on roll. 5% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Walton Holymoorside Primary School?
3% of sessions were missed at Walton Holymoorside Primary School in 2024/25. 5.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Walton Holymoorside Primary School?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Walton Holymoorside 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 Walton Holymoorside Primary School?
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, 0 serious and 4 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 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 Walton Holymoorside Primary School?
Walton Holymoorside Primary School is at Holymoor Road, Holymoorside, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S42 7DU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)