Best primary schools in Chesterfield (2026)

Chesterfield has 18 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Abercrombie Primary School, in the top 16% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 58%, against 62% for England. 0 are in England's top 10%, and 0 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 16% in England	Abercrombie Primary School Chesterfield	74%	80%	10%	No rating
2 Top 21% in England	Brockwell Junior School Chesterfield	75%	77%	9%	Good
3 Top 27% in England	Hasland Junior School Chesterfield	69%	66%	13%	Report card
4 Top 30% in England	Walton Peak Flying High Academy Chesterfield	72%	80%	5%	Good
5 Top 36% in England	St Mary's Catholic Primary Chesterfield · Roman Catholic	65%	67%	13%	No rating
6 Top 36% in England	Newbold CofE Primary School Chesterfield · Church of England	70%	70%	0%	Good
7 Top 37% in England	Mary Swanwick Primary School Chesterfield	69%	72%	9%	Good
8 Top 38% in England	Old Hall Junior School Chesterfield	65%	74%	15%	No rating
9 Top 39% in England	Christ Church CofE Primary School Chesterfield · Church of England	66%	73%	7%	No rating
10 Top 45% in England	Hady Primary School Chesterfield	66%	66%	4%	No rating
11 Bottom 36% in England	Holme Hall Primary School Chesterfield	57%	50%	3%	Good
12 Bottom 23% in England	New Whittington Community Primary School Chesterfield	53%	59%	7%	Good
13 Bottom 18% in England	Cavendish Junior School Chesterfield	50%	43%	10%	Report card
14 Bottom 12% in England	Highfield Hall Primary School Chesterfield	46%	43%	3%	No rating
15 Bottom 11% in England	Spire Junior School Chesterfield	42%	31%	6%	Good
16 Bottom 5% in England	Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy Chesterfield	38%	31%	9%	Not judged
17 Bottom 3% in England	William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School Chesterfield	36%	39%	3%	Not judged
18 Bottom 2% in England	Brampton Primary School Chesterfield	32%	21%	2%	Not judged

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What is the best primary school in Chesterfield?

On exam results over the last three years, Abercrombie Primary School is the top-ranked primary school in Chesterfield, in the top 16% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.