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Duckmanton Primary School

Community school · Chesterfield · S44 5HD

Ages 2–11 · 189 pupils · Derbyshire

KS2 expected (RWM)

77%

Overall absence

5.8%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)77%
Higher standard (RWM)18%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.2%
Unauthorised2.5%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.7%
Enrolments in measure
148

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

25

Places offered

25

1st-preference offers

25

Total preferences (any rank)
31
Preferred offers (top 3)
25
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill79%

189 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
189
Boys / girls
99 / 90
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
189 / 240 (79%)
Free school meals
50.6%
FSM pupils
90
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

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 Emma Levers

Location

Address
West Crescent, Duckmanton
Postcode
S44 5HD
Town
Chesterfield
County
Derbyshire
Local authority
Derbyshire
District
Chesterfield
Constituency
Chesterfield
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 2–11, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, 189 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 50.6%.

Open schools in Chesterfield
85
Primary schools in Chesterfield
63
Academies among open schools in Chesterfield
48% (41)
Open schools in S44
14
Primary in S44
11
Open schools in Derbyshire LA
454
Primary in Derbyshire LA
354

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in ChesterfieldNear S44

  • Duckmanton Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Chesterfield · S44 5HD · Derbyshire

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM50.3%

    0.0 miles away

  • Poolsbrook Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Chesterfield · S43 3LF · Derbyshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence8.3%
    • FSM44.1%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Inkersall Spencer Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Chesterfield · S43 3SE · Derbyshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM42.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

  • Arkwright Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Chesterfield · S44 5BZ · Derbyshire

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM39.4%

    1.2 miles away

  • Staveley Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Chesterfield · S43 3XE · Derbyshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM64.0%

    1.3 miles away

  • Speedwell Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Chesterfield · S43 3JJ · Derbyshire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM58.0%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

  • Woodthorpe CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Chesterfield · S43 3DA · Derbyshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM37.1%
    • Demand1.00

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Emma Levers

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