Bolsover Church of England Junior School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Chesterfield · S44 6XH · Derbyshire
Ages 7–11
- KS254%
- Absence6.2%
- FSM43.5%
0.3 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 112511
Bolsover Infant School
Community school · Chesterfield · S44 6DE
Ages 3–7 · 252 pupils · Derbyshire
Ofsted
School remains Good
Overall absence
7.6%
Admissions demand
0.97 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2022-11-09
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence7.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.9%
Unauthorised0.8%
- Authorised absence
- 6.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 4.6%
- Enrolments in measure
- 130
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
0.97 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
76
Places offered
78
1st-preference offers
76
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 104
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 78
- Applications from outside LA
- 1
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 1
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill110%
252 pupils · 229 places
- Pupils on roll
- 252
- Boys / girls
- 127 / 125
- School capacity
- 229
- Capacity fill
- 252 / 229 (110%)
- Free school meals
- 30.6%
- FSM pupils
- 72
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community school
Age range
Ages 3–7
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Community school
- Headteacher
- Ms Fiona Cowan
Location
- Address
- Welbeck Road, Bolsover, Welbeck Road Bolsover
- Postcode
- S44 6DE
- Town
- Chesterfield
- County
- Derbyshire
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- District
- Bolsover
- Constituency
- Bolsover
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–7, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, 252 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 30.6%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
New Bolsover Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Chesterfield · S44 6PY · Derbyshire
Ages 3–11
- KS244%
- Absence6.2%
- FSM57.3%
- Demand0.95
0.6 miles away
Palterton Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Chesterfield · S44 6UN · Derbyshire
Ages 4–11
- FSM27.6%
1.4 miles away
Brockley Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Chesterfield · S44 6AF · Derbyshire
Ages 3–11
- KS252%
- Absence6.6%
- FSM50.0%
- Demand1.00
1.6 miles away
Academy converter · Primary
Chesterfield · S44 6TH · Derbyshire
Ages 4–11
- KS286%
- Absence3.7%
- FSM10.1%
- Demand1.58
1.7 miles away
Duckmanton Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Chesterfield · S44 5HD · Derbyshire
Ages 2–11
- FSM50.3%
2.5 miles away
Poolsbrook Primary Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Chesterfield · S43 3LF · Derbyshire
Ages 3–11
- KS257%
- Absence8.3%
- FSM44.1%
- Demand1.00
2.7 miles away
Woodthorpe CofE Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Chesterfield · S43 3DA · Derbyshire
Ages 4–11
- KS245%
- Absence5.1%
- FSM37.1%
- Demand1.00
2.8 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Ms Fiona Cowan
- Telephone
- 01246823181