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Spire Nursery and Infant School

Chesterfield, S40 2EUPrimaryAges 2–7MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jul 2023
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
47 1st-choice / 48 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Spire Nursery and Infant School

Spire Nursery and Infant School sits within the Derbyshire local authority, a large county with 353 primary schools, of which only nine currently hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school itself is a state-funded, mixed-gender primary for children aged two to seven, located in Chesterfield in the East Midlands. When compared with its top-performing peers in the same authority — Wessington Primary School, Redhill Primary School and Longford CofE Primary School — Spire is a smaller, younger-phase school that serves a distinctly different demographic. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in 2023, confirmed that the school remains Good overall, a rating it has held consistently across its graded inspections. Notably, the early years provision was judged Outstanding in that 2023 inspection, a step up from the Good rating it received in the previous graded inspection back in 2011. Leadership and management also remain Good, according to the same report.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 7 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressDerby Road, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, S40 2EU
HeadteacherKelly Hill
Local AuthorityDerbyshire
Number of Pupils186
Free School Meals (FSM)56.4%
School Capacity186 / 150 (124% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

4 Jul 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (4 Jul 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 3 Nov 2011. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
LibraryMusic RoomsICT SuiteGymnasiumChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

CricketGymnasticsFootballNetballRoundersSwimming

Clubs & Activities

DramaChoirGardeningChessCoding

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Spire Nursery and Infant School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.