Academy converter · Derbyshire

Walton Holymoorside Primary School

3–11Ages
379Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147120URN

Holymoor Road, Holymoorside, Chesterfield, S42 7DU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derbyshire

102 applications for 49 places · 78th of 184 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

82%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 · 7 November 2023Ofsted'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

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

close to Derbyshire median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

102 applications · 49 places offered · 54 named it first

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

This school
Derbyshire median

Dashed bars: as Walton Holymoorside Primary School (URN 112645), the previous school.

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	49	102	2.1	54	1.10
Sep 2025	46	106	2.3	45	0.98
Sep 2024	48	92	1.9	47	0.98
Sep 2023	50	92	1.8	49	0.98
Sep 2022	48	107	2.2	47	0.98
Sep 2021	50	116	2.3	55	1.10
Sep 2020	48	110	2.3	48	1.00
Sep 2019 *	46	100	2.2	46	1.00
Sep 2018 *	48	100	2.1	47	0.98
Sep 2017 *	50	113	2.3	51	1.02
Sep 2016 *	50	122	2.4	53	1.06
Sep 2015 *	49	111	2.3	48	0.98
Sep 2014 *	50	127	2.5	51	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 88% · Maths 86% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard82%21st of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	82%	8%	108	106
2023/24	81%	11%	106	107
2022/23	78%	9%	109	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

Walton Holymoorside Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.1applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Westfield Infant School
1.7 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

2.1applications per place
Old Hall Junior School
2.4 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

74%met the SATs standard
Holme Hall Primary School
2.7 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Brockwell Nursery and Infant School
3.1 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place
Brockwell Junior School
3.1 km · Derbyshire

2026

77%met the SATs standard
William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School
3.2 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Brampton Primary School
3.2 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
Walton Peak Flying High Academy
3.4 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

2.6applications 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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147120 · 830/2265
Trust: Learners' Trust
Capacity: 376 pupils · 379 on roll
Free school meals: 4.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2019
Replaced: Walton Holymoorside Primary School (URN 112645)
Address: Holymoor Road, Holymoorside, Chesterfield, S42 7DU
Local authority: Derbyshire · North East Derbyshire

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