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New Bolsover Primary and Nursery School

Community school · Chesterfield · S44 6PY

Ages 3–11 · 224 pupils · Derbyshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

44%

Overall absence

6.2%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-05-14

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)44%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.8%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.0%
Enrolments in measure
204

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

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

18

Places offered

20

1st-preference offers

18

Total preferences (any rank)
43
Preferred offers (top 3)
19
Applications from outside LA
1
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 (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill80%

224 pupils · 280 places

Pupils on roll
224
Boys / girls
118 / 106
School capacity
280
Capacity fill
224 / 280 (80%)
Free school meals
57.3%
FSM pupils
114
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

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 Gillian Clubbs

Location

Address
New Station Road, Bolsover
Postcode
S44 6PY
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 3–11, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, 224 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 57.3%.

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

  • Bolsover Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Chesterfield · S44 6DE · Derbyshire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence7.6%
    • FSM30.6%
    • Demand0.97

    0.6 miles away

  • Palterton Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Chesterfield · S44 6UN · Derbyshire

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM27.6%

    1.4 miles away

  • Brockley Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Chesterfield · S44 6AF · Derbyshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM50.0%
    • Demand1.00

    1.7 miles away

  • Scarcliffe Primary School

    Academy converter · Primary

    Chesterfield · S44 6TH · Derbyshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS286%
    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM10.1%
    • Demand1.58

    2.0 miles away

  • Duckmanton Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Chesterfield · S44 5HD · Derbyshire

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM50.3%

    2.1 miles away

  • Poolsbrook Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Chesterfield · S43 3LF · Derbyshire

    Ages 3–11

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

    2.5 miles away

  • Arkwright Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Chesterfield · S44 5BZ · Derbyshire

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM39.4%

    2.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Gillian Clubbs
Telephone
01246823240
Website
https://www.newbolsover.derbyshire.sch.uk/

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