Spire Junior School

DerbyshireCommunity school

Jawbones Hill, Derby Road, Chesterfield, S40 2EN

Headteacher: Mrs Charlotte VernonSchool website ↗Pupils: 175 (capacity: 204)
Ofsted Good
Inspected May 2022
31%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected May 2022

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 17 May 2022Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
31.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
6.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 46%·Writing 50%·Maths 60%All three 31%
Reading
Expected46%
Exceeding19%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected50%
Exceeding6%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected60%
Exceeding8%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
54.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
4.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
21.0%
Boys and girls
52%girls·48%boys
91 girls, 84 boys

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 52% (2015/16), currently 31%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1652.0%8.0%-1.2-0.1-1.0
2016/1739.0%5.0%-7.0-5.6-8.2
2017/1847.0%0.0%-7.6-0.8-5.1
2018/1938.0%4.0%-3.5-0.1-3.3
2022/2349.0%8.0%-4.0-0.3-2.1
2023/2446.0%13.0%---
2024/2531.0%6.0%---
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