1
John King Infant Academy
Pinxton • Derbyshire • NG16 6NB
1
2 Jul 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Bolsover
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of Bolsover. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
33
Outstanding
3
Good
24
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 10% · G: 83% · RI: 7% · I: 0%
2
Longwood Infant Academy
Nottingham • NG16 6PA
1
24 Jan 2024
3
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
MANSFIELD • Nottinghamshire • NG20 9RP
1
16 Oct 2017
4
Palterton Primary School
Chesterfield • Derbyshire • S44 6UN
2
23 Jun 2024
5
Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School
Chesterfield • Derbyshire • S44 5PF
2
20 Jun 2024
6
New Bolsover Primary and Nursery School
Chesterfield • Derbyshire • S44 6PY
2
19 Jun 2024
7
Clowne Infant and Nursery School
Chesterfield • Derbyshire • S43 4DB
2
18 Jun 2024
8
The Park Infant & Nursery School
Mansfield • Nottinghamshire • NG20 8JX
2
24 Mar 2024
9
Whitwell Primary School
Worksop • Nottinghamshire • S80 4NR
2
25 Jan 2024
10
Hodthorpe Primary School
Worksop • Nottinghamshire • S80 4UT
2
4 Dec 2023
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Creswell Junior School 2 • May 2023
- Westhouses Primary School 2 • Oct 2022
- Kirkstead Junior Academy 2 • Sep 2022
- Bolsover Church of England Junior School 2 • May 2022
- Clowne Junior School 2 • Dec 2021
- Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery 2 • Feb 2020
- Brockley Primary School 2 • Jun 2019
- Scarcliffe Primary School 2 • Feb 2019
- Town End Junior School 2 • Jun 2018
- Newton Primary School 2 • Nov 2017