Holme Hall Primary School

About Holme Hall Primary School

Holme Hall Primary School sits within the Derbyshire local authority, a mixed state primary for children aged 5 to 11 in Chesterfield. Among the 353 primary schools in the LA, it ranks 149th, placing it in the bottom half of the county. The top-performing peers in the area — Wessington Primary School, Redhill Primary School, and Longford CofE Primary School — all achieved a perfect ranking score of 100, which sets a high bar locally. Holme Hall’s own ranking score of 55 reflects a school that is solid but not among the elite. Its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023 rated it Good across all categories, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership. This is a notable improvement from its previous inspection in 2018, when the school was rated Requires Improvement, with leadership and management and overall effectiveness both scoring 3. The turnaround suggests a school that has found its footing under headteacher Jackie Littlechilds.

Academically, Holme Hall’s Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 year show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined was 55%, which is below the Derbyshire LA average of 59%. Broken down individually, 68% met the expected standard in reading, 64% in writing, and 73% in maths. The school’s average scaled scores were 103 in reading and 104 in maths, both slightly above the national baseline of 100. However, the proportion of pupils achieving a higher standard in all three subjects was just 5%, with 18% reaching that level in maths, 23% in reading, and only 9% in writing. Nationally, Holme Hall ranks in the 69th percentile among all primary schools, but within the East Midlands it sits in the 66th percentile. The school has no progress scores available for reading, writing, or maths, so it is difficult to gauge how much value it adds relative to pupils’ starting points.

Holme Hall is a small school with 127 pupils against a capacity of 146, and it is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 31 applications for 13 places, with 13 first-preference offers made — an oversubscription ratio of 2.38. The school serves a community with above-average disadvantage, as 36.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. Facilities include a gymnasium, ICT suite, art studios, playing fields, a forest school, outdoor playground, library, dining hall, and a chapel. Sports on offer are rounders, cross country, athletics, swimming, and dance, while clubs include science, art, gardening, and eco club. The school’s SEND provisions cover moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health, speech language and communication, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulty or disability. This is a school that suits families looking for a small, community-focused primary with a broad range of facilities and a clear improvement trajectory, though those prioritising top-tier academic outcomes may want to look at the higher-ranked peers in the area.

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