Park House Primary School

Park House Primary School continues to demonstrate strong performance, maintaining its status as a good school. Pupils express high levels of enjoyment and safety, with a supportive atmosphere fostered by dedicated staff. The governors and leaders promote a challenging and engaging curriculum designed to prepare pupils effectively for secondary education. Notable improvements are seen in reading and mathematics, with tailored support for pupils who show signs of needing extra help. The school cultivates a community feel where both pupils and parents feel valued and supported. However, while the curriculum is ambitious, some foundation subjects still require refinement to ensure all pupils achieve consistently high levels. There is a need for systematic revisiting of previously taught material to bolster student recall across those subjects. The school is aware of these areas for improvement and is actively working towards enhancing its educational offerings to realize its full potential.

Strengths

• High rates of pupil attendance and enjoyment of school
• Well-structured early reading programme with effective training for staff
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers leading to engaging lessons
• Ambitious curriculum designed with local history and heritage in mind
• Active personal development and extra-curricular opportunities for pupils
• Effective safeguarding arrangements and support for vulnerable pupils

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum development in some foundation subjects is not fully realized
• Insufficient revisiting of learning material in certain subjects affects recall

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Park House Primary School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.9% of pupils at Park House Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Park House Primary School had 23.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.7% of pupils at Park House Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Park House Primary School received £6,626 and spent £6,879 for each of its 205 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £61,000 (£296 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Park House Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Park House Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Park House Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Park House Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Park House Primary School have?

Park House Primary School has 205 pupils on roll.

What age range does Park House Primary School cover?

Park House Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Park House Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Park House Primary School?

Park House Primary School is at Rupert Street, Lower Pilsley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S45 8DB.