Tupton Hall School

Tupton Hall School demonstrates a good overall performance with notable strengths in community involvement, a supportive learning environment, and a well-structured curriculum. Pupils report feeling happy and safe, highlighting strong relationships with staff and low bullying instances. The leadership is proactive, focusing on both academic achievement and personal development, especially in the sixth form where students appreciate the guidance provided for their future aspirations.

Strengths

• Pupils feel proud and safe at school.
• Strong and supportive relationships between staff and students.
• High expectations for behavior and effort among pupils.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Ambitious curriculum designed for all key stages.
• Broad and engaging sixth-form curriculum with strong assessment practices.
• Positive feedback from pupils regarding extracurricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers do not present information clearly or check understanding effectively.
• Attendance issues persist, particularly among vulnerable pupils.

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 Tupton Hall School attended 88.8% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 28.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

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, 10.4% of pupils at Tupton Hall School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 12 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 Tupton Hall School had 15.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

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, 12.8% of pupils at Tupton Hall School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Tupton Hall School received £8,298 and spent £8,335 for each of its 1,612 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £654,000 (£406 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of Redhill Academy Trust, income was £7,880 and spending £7,947 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Chesterfield · Derbyshire local authority: places and applications

Tupton Hall School is part of Redhill Academy Trust, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

• Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy Chesterfield
• North Wingfield Primary and Nursery Academy
• Hunloke Park Primary School Chesterfield
• Arkwright Primary School Chesterfield
• Brookfield Community School Chesterfield
• Duckmanton Primary School Chesterfield
• Palterton Primary School Chesterfield
• The Bolsover School Chesterfield
• Scarcliffe Primary School Chesterfield
• Farmilo Primary School and Nursery Mansfield

What is Tupton Hall School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Tupton Hall School is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Tupton Hall School last inspected by Ofsted?

Tupton Hall School was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Tupton Hall School have?

Tupton Hall School has 1,581 pupils on roll.

What age range does Tupton Hall School cover?

Tupton Hall School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Tupton Hall School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 43.4, and 37% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Tupton Hall School?

Tupton Hall School is at Station New Road, Old Tupton, Chesterfield, S42 6LG.