Pilsley Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Station Road
Pilsley
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S45 8EU
Phone 01773872378
Reference Number 112605

Pilsley Primary School continues to be a good school with a positive environment where pupils are happy and engaged in their learning. The school has well-structured programs in key subjects like reading and mathematics and is ambitious for the achievement of all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Pupils demonstrate excellent behavior, feel safe, and enjoy a variety of extracurricular activities that contribute to their overall development. Parents express high satisfaction with the school's environment and staff relationships, which foster a community spirit.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 220
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.18%
Girls: 46.82%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 32.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 24.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 14 15 29
2 14 15 29
3 15 12 27
4 16 14 30
5 15 13 28
6 18 13 31

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 93.2%
White, Other 2.3%
White & Asian 1.4%
African 0.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
Irish 0.5%
Mixed, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 13 Feb 2024
Date Report
13 Feb 2024 School inspection
04 Jul 2018 Short inspection
16 Jan 2014 Full inspection:
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
22 Nov 2010 Curriculum and development visit
17 Jun 2009 Full inspection:
20 Jun 2006 Full inspection:
26 Jun 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils enjoy a supportive and happy learning environment.
  • High expectations from staff allow pupils to flourish.
  • Leaders have developed an ambitious and well-planned curriculum.
  • Teachers effectively adapt lessons to support pupils with SEND.
  • Pupils have access to a wide range of extracurricular activities.
  • Regular reading support helps pupils become fluent readers.
  • The school promotes character development and celebrates diversity.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some subjects do not consistently provide work that matches the ambitious curriculum.
  • Pupils lack a secure understanding of British values, particularly democracy.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 87%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 13%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 109
Maths 111

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 3.8
Writing 2.9
Maths 3.2

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 17 0
Third Preference 9 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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