Academy converter · Derbyshire

Poolsbrook Primary Academy

3–11Ages
69Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148427URN

Cottage Close, Poolsbrook, Chesterfield, S43 3LF · 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

1.5per place

0.6 below Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

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22 applications for 15 places · 169th of 184 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

33%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 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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Derbyshire median (2.0) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

22 applications · 15 places offered · 13 named it first

2026 1.5; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 2.5; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 2.5; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 1.9; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 2.0; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 1.3; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 1.4; Derbyshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2019 1.5; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Derbyshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Derbyshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Derbyshire median

Dashed bars: as Poolsbrook Primary Academy (URN 143181), Poolsbrook Primary School (URN 112628), 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	15	22	1.5	13	0.87
Sep 2025	4	10	2.5	4	1.00
Sep 2024	4	10	2.5	4	1.00
Sep 2023	8	15	1.9	8	1.00
Sep 2022	3	6	2.0	3	1.00
Sep 2021	15	19	1.3	15	1.00
Sep 2020 *	5	7	1.4	5	1.00
Sep 2019 *	11	16	1.5	11	1.00
Sep 2018 *	11	17	1.6	11	1.00
Sep 2017 *	12	15	1.3	12	1.00
Sep 2016 *	13	18	1.4	13	1.00
Sep 2015 *	15	24	1.6	18	1.20
Sep 2014 *	13	15	1.2	13	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 47% · Writing 67% · Maths 60% → all three 33% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard33%224th of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard47%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard7%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	33%	0%	99	101
2023/24	57%	0%	103	102
2022/23	44%	0%	99	103

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

Poolsbrook Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.5applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Duckmanton Primary School
1.0 km · Derbyshire

Good2022

1.6applications per place
Woodthorpe CofE Primary School
1.4 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School
1.4 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Staveley Junior School
1.5 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

56%met the SATs standard
Speedwell Infant School
1.5 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place
Norbriggs Primary School
1.8 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Inkersall Spencer Academy
1.9 km · Derbyshire

2026

1.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Brockley Primary School
2.7 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148427 · 830/2067
Trust: Flying High Trust
Capacity: 120 pupils · 69 on roll
Free school meals: 44.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2021
Replaced: Poolsbrook Primary Academy (URN 143181); Poolsbrook Primary School (URN 112628)
Address: Cottage Close, Poolsbrook, Chesterfield, S43 3LF
Local authority: Derbyshire · Chesterfield

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