Arkwright Primary School

Primary Community school • Open, but proposed to close

Contact

School Lane
Arkwright Town
Chesterfield, Derbyshire S44 5BZ

School Profile

Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Religious ethos
Does not apply
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Capacity
120
Pupils
97 (Boys: 44, Girls: 53)
Free School Meals
42%
Capacity utilisation
81% (97 / 120)
Establishment type
Community school
Type group
Local authority maintained schools
Trust
n/a
Federation
n/a
SEN provision
None reported
Resourced provision
None
Opened
n/a
Status
Open, but proposed to close
Closed
Oct 2025

Key identifiers

URN
112632
LAESTAB
8302245
UKPRN
10070880
Establishment No.
2245
Ofsted phase
Primary

Ofsted

Requires improvement (Grade 3) published 29 Jun 2022
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
Early years
Requires improvement
Sixth form
9

At a glance

Total pupils
108
Age range
3–11
Religious character
Does not apply
Faith
Non-faith
What do Ofsted grades mean?
  • Outstanding (1) – Highest judgement.
  • Good (2) – Strong overall effectiveness.
  • Requires improvement (3) – Not yet good.
  • Inadequate (4) – Significant weaknesses.
Ungraded visits (Section 8) check whether the previous grade still stands (e.g. “School remains Good”) but don’t replace the last graded judgement.

Inspection history

  • Requires improvement
    29 Jun 2022
    Type: S5 Inspection
    Quality: Requires improvement
    Behaviour: Good
    Personal dev: Good
    Leadership: Requires improvement
    Early years: Requires improvement
    Sixth form: 9

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective (29 Jun 2022)