Community school · Derbyshire

Barlborough Primary School

4–11Ages
191Pupils
PrimaryPhase
112505URN

High Street, Barlborough, Chesterfield, S43 4ET · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.9 above Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derbyshire

88 applications for 30 places · 9th of 184 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision	Good

Inspection history

24 June 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
25 September 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Derbyshire median (2.0) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

88 applications · 30 places offered · 36 named it first

2026 2.9; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 3.2; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 3.0; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 3.8; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 3.0; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 3.2; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 3.7; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2019 4.1; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2018 3.2; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2017 4.0; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2016 3.4; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2015 4.0; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2014 3.1; Derbyshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Derbyshire median in 13 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	30	88	2.9	36	1.20
Sep 2025	23	74	3.2	23	1.00
Sep 2024	20	60	3.0	19	0.95
Sep 2023	30	114	3.8	36	1.20
Sep 2022	30	90	3.0	33	1.10
Sep 2021	30	95	3.2	26	0.87
Sep 2020	26	97	3.7	25	0.96
Sep 2019	25	102	4.1	22	0.88
Sep 2018	30	95	3.2	25	0.83
Sep 2017	26	104	4.0	26	1.00
Sep 2016	29	98	3.4	26	0.90
Sep 2015	30	121	4.0	27	0.90
Sep 2014	28	87	3.1	27	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 71% · Maths 79% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%85th of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard54%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	68%	11%	107	104
2023/24	66%	14%	107	107
2022/23	70%	13%	106	104

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

Barlborough Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary
2.4 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Clowne Infant and Nursery School
2.6 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place
Clowne Junior School
2.7 km · Derbyshire

Good2021

64%met the SATs standard
Renishaw Primary School
3.1 km · Derbyshire

2026

1.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Norbriggs Primary School
3.5 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Harthill Primary School
3.6 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Woodthorpe CofE Primary School
3.8 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Giles CofE Primary School
4.0 km · Derbyshire

2026

1.4applications per place 54%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: 112505 · 830/2022
Capacity: 210 pupils · 191 on roll
Free school meals: 22.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: High Street, Barlborough, Chesterfield, S43 4ET
Local authority: Derbyshire · Bolsover

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