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Spire Junior School

Primary

Chesterfield · Chesterfield · S40 2EN www.spirejunior.co.uk

Pupils
175
cap. 204
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
31%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
175
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
31%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
175
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 17/05/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDerbyshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Spire Junior School · Primary · Derbyshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
31%
-15pp
49%40%31%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 31%
RWM higher standard
6%
-7pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
46%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
50%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
60%
Maths higher standard
8%
Science expected standard
69%
SPAG expected standard
60%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
175
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
59%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Jawbones Hill, Derby Road, Chesterfield, S40 2EN
Local authority
Derbyshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2531%6%46%19%50%6%60%8%69%60%101.0100.0103.024%175
2023/2446%13%69%27%54%17%65%17%77%71%104.0103.0105.020%188
2022/2349%8%53%18%61%24%73%20%65%59%102.0104.0104.0-4.00-0.30-2.1022%186
2018/1938%4%52%15%73%19%48%6%75%60%100.0101.0102.0-3.50-0.10-3.3017%174
2017/1847%0%50%3%83%23%70%0%80%63%99.0101.0103.0-7.60-0.80-5.1015%165
2016/1739%5%48%11%68%7%48%7%80%50%100.099.0102.0-7.00-5.60-8.2010%167

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2517516.424%7%59%6%16%
2023/2418819.820%4%61%6%16%
2022/2318617.722%5%59%6%18%
2021/2218620.923%5%54%6%18%
2020/2118620.928%5%55%
2018/1917416.917%5%54%5%13%
2017/1816517.715%7%62%4%10%
2016/1716717.410%8%63%4%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.