Calow CofE VC Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Chesterfield · S44 5BD · Derbyshire
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
1.2 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 152133
Arkwright Primary School
Academy converter · Chesterfield · S44 5BZ
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–11
Pupils
99
Local authority
Derbyshire
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, 99 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 39.4%.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 152133
Location
- Address
- School Lane, Arkwright Town
- Postcode
- S44 5BZ
- Town
- Chesterfield
- County
- Derbyshire
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- District
- North East Derbyshire
- Constituency
- Bolsover
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 99
- Boys / girls
- 42 / 57
- School capacity
- 120
- Capacity fill
- 99 / 120 (83%)
- Free school meals
- 39.4%
- FSM pupils
- 37
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Redhill Academy Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sophie Ruddiforth
- Telephone
- 01246234018
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-06-03
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes