Sharley Park Community Primary School

Sharley Park Community Primary School continues to demonstrate good overall performance, fostering a supportive and engaging environment that prioritizes pupils' safety and happiness. The school is characterized by a strong sense of community, with both staff and pupils exhibiting a commitment to collaboration and mutual respect. Leaders have developed an ambitious curriculum that highlights key knowledge suitable for pupils while also promoting inclusivity, particularly for those with special educational needs. However, there are some concerns regarding the assessment practices in certain foundation subjects, which may hinder some pupils from achieving their full potential in those areas.

Strengths

• Strong sense of community and support among staff and pupils.
• Warm, welcoming atmosphere where pupils feel safe and happy.
• Ambitious and creative curriculum designed with clear learning objectives.
• Effective teaching practices that promote understanding and retention.
• Well revised reading curriculum with a focus on phonics and reading engagement.
• Strong safeguarding practices with a vigilant and well-trained staff.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent assessment practices in some foundation subjects.
• Teachers do not always identify gaps in pupils' knowledge in certain areas.

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 Sharley Park Community Primary School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.1% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Sharley Park Community Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were 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 Sharley Park Community Primary School had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.0% 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, 27.0% of pupils at Sharley Park Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% 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 Sharley Park Community Primary School received £7,676 and spent £7,336 for each of its 411 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,278,000 (£3,110 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 Sharley Park Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Sharley Park Community Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Sharley Park Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Sharley Park Community Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Sharley Park Community Primary School have?

Sharley Park Community Primary School has 411 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sharley Park Community Primary School cover?

Sharley Park Community Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

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

In 2025, 49% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Sharley Park Community Primary School?

Sharley Park Community Primary School is at Sharley Park Community Primary School Pilsley Road, Danesmoor, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S45 9BN.