Community school · Derbyshire

Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School

3–11Ages
137Pupils
PrimaryPhase
112503URN

York Crescent, Doe Lea, Chesterfield, S44 5PF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.6 below Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derbyshire

20 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 14 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

14 May 2024
Graded inspection: Good
9 June 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Derbyshire median (2.0) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

20 applications · 14 places offered · 14 named it first

2026 1.4; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 2.0; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 1.4; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 1.5; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 1.4; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 1.9; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2019 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2018 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2017 1.5; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2016 1.4; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2015 1.5; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2014 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Derbyshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Derbyshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	14	20	1.4	14	1.00
Sep 2025	6	12	2.0	5	0.83
Sep 2024	14	19	1.4	12	0.86
Sep 2023	16	24	1.5	15	0.94
Sep 2022	12	21	1.8	11	0.92
Sep 2021	18	25	1.4	18	1.00
Sep 2020	13	24	1.9	13	1.00
Sep 2019	13	23	1.8	13	1.00
Sep 2018	13	22	1.7	13	1.00
Sep 2017	23	34	1.5	20	0.87
Sep 2016	18	25	1.4	17	0.94
Sep 2015	16	24	1.5	15	0.94
Sep 2014	11	20	1.8	11	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 77% · Maths 92% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%81st of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard8%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard92%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Derbyshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	8%	103	109
2023/24	81%	0%	108	106
2022/23	80%	10%	108	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Heath Primary School
2.5 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Palterton Primary School
2.5 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

3.8applications per place
Anthony Bek Community Primary School
3.8 km · Derbyshire

2026

1.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Scarcliffe Primary School
4.2 km · Derbyshire

Not yet inspected

2.7applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
New Bolsover Primary and Nursery School
4.2 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

2.3applications per place 26%met the SATs standard
Temple Normanton Primary Academy
4.6 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Bolsover Infant School
4.7 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place
Bolsover Church of England Junior School
4.8 km · Derbyshire

Good2022

48%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112503 · 830/2019
Capacity: 175 pupils · 137 on roll
Free school meals: 37.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: York Crescent, Doe Lea, Chesterfield, S44 5PF
Local authority: Derbyshire · Bolsover

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources