Voluntary controlled school · Derbyshire

Calow CofE VC Primary School

3–11Ages
192Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
112876URN

North Road, Calow, Chesterfield, S44 5BD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.3 below Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derbyshire

50 applications for 28 places · 118th of 184 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%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 · 28 September 2022Ofsted'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

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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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Derbyshire median (2.0) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

50 applications · 28 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 1.6; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 2.3; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 2.4; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 2.3; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 1.6; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2019 1.9; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2018 2.5; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2017 1.5; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2016 2.0; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2015 1.6; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2014 2.2; Derbyshire median median 2.1

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	28	50	1.8	26	0.93
Sep 2025	27	44	1.6	27	1.00
Sep 2024	15	34	2.3	15	1.00
Sep 2023	17	40	2.4	17	1.00
Sep 2022	19	35	1.8	19	1.00
Sep 2021	11	25	2.3	11	1.00
Sep 2020	21	34	1.6	21	1.00
Sep 2019	16	30	1.9	16	1.00
Sep 2018	16	40	2.5	15	0.94
Sep 2017	24	36	1.5	23	0.96
Sep 2016	24	49	2.0	22	0.92
Sep 2015	27	42	1.6	26	0.96
Sep 2014	29	64	2.2	27	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 77% · Maths 82% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%44th of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	77%	9%	107	105
2023/24	44%	0%	104	104
2022/23	50%	0%	105	101

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

Calow CofE VC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School
0.9 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

3.2applications per place
Hady Primary School
1.2 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good · improving2024

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Arkwright Primary School
1.9 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place
Hasland Infant School
2.2 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place
Inkersall Spencer Academy
2.5 km · Derbyshire

2026

1.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Hasland Junior School
2.5 km · Derbyshire

2026

66%met the SATs standard
Henry Bradley Infant School
2.5 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place
Abercrombie Primary School
2.7 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2024

3.0applications per place 80%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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112876 · 830/3162
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 199 pupils · 192 on roll
Free school meals: 36.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: North Road, Calow, Chesterfield, S44 5BD
Local authority: Derbyshire · North East Derbyshire

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