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Chesterfield High School - Ofsted Report, Parent Reviews (2025)

Chesterfield High School
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Previous inspection Satisfactory
Leadership and management Good
Achievement of pupils Good
Quality of teaching Good
Behaviour and safety of pupils Good
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Academic Progress: Students achieve well in a wide range of subjects.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Students behave well and have good attitudes to learning.
Qualifications and Training: Teachers have good subject knowledge.
Current Educational Practices: Effective training for teachers has improved teaching quality.
Strengths and Challenges: Teaching is characterized by well-planned learning experiences.
Communication: The school collects information about parents' views and communicates effectively.
Opportunities for Involvement: Parents can respond via the online parental questionnaire (Parent View).
Handling Conflicts and Concerns: Leaders take swift action to resolve conflicts and concerns.
Actions for Quality Improvement: Senior leaders and governors plan clear actions to bring about improvements.
Managing Bullying and Safety: The school's work to keep students safe is outstanding.
Promoting Welfare and Safety: There are robust systems for tracking misbehavior and ensuring safety.
Extracurricular Offerings: Enrichment activities include sports, drama, and music.
Balancing Academics and Extracurriculars: The school supports balancing academics with extracurricular engagements.
Career Counselling Services: Sixth form provides a range of vocational and academic courses.
Managing and Supporting SEND: SEND students achieve well due to high-quality support programs.
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Chesterfield High School is a Secondary, Co-Ed school located in Merseyside, North West.

It has 1520 students from age 11-18 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 15 : 1.

At this school, 45% of pupils achieved grade 5 or more at GCSE.

94.70% of pupils completing their main study programme.

This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.

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Phase of Education Secondary Secondary Secondary
Type Academies Academies Academies
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Ofset report Good Good Good
Age range 11-18 11-18 11-16
Gender Co-Ed Co-Ed Co-Ed
Student teacher ratio 15.7 - 16.9
Proficient Math - - -
Proficient Read - - -
Grade 5 or above GCSE 45% 98% 32%
Grade 5 or above A Level 15.00% 35.00% -
Day Fees - - -
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Secondary Exam Result

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score -0.11 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 46.5 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 45% 23.69% 30.03%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 65% 38.07% 43.07%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 25% 22.03% 25.06%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 13% 6.86% 10.91%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 19% 12.14% 15.51%
EBacc average points score 3.94 2.58 2.83

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 96% 87.14% 90.53%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 200 117 144
Pupils staying in education 84% 79.86% 84.16%
Further education college or other further education provider 38% 46.05% 32.73%
School sixth forms 46% 21.43% 29.8%
Sixth form colleges 0% 1.48% 10.22%
Other education destinations 1% 11.1% 11.43%
Pupils in apprenticeships 8% 3.38% 2.8%
Pupils staying in employment 4% 3.81% 3.59%

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score -0.07 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 48.6 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 50% 28.78% 32.85%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 73% 42.52% 45.33%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 41% 24.81% 24.94%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 19% 10.89% 13.02%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 31% 15.56% 17.19%
EBacc average points score 4.16 2.9 2.97

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 91% 91.05% 90.4%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 193 118 141
Pupils staying in education 89% 85.57% 86.29%
Further education college or other further education provider 47% 46.81% 34.03%
School sixth forms 41% 21.52% 30.82%
Sixth form colleges 1% 2.29% 10.38%
Other education destinations 0% 15.14% 11.08%
Pupils in apprenticeships 2% 2.81% 1.99%
Pupils staying in employment 1% 2.76% 2.13%

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 Secondary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 Secondary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score -0.04 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 48.2 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 30% 3 23.81% 29.3%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 59% 2 40.42% 43.41%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 49% 23.27% 25.8%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 16% 9 8.46% 11.47%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 32% 22 13.46% 16.49%
EBacc average points score 4.05 2.8 2.88

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 95% 83.55% 90.2%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 189 118 135
Pupils staying in education 81% 76.5% 84.08%
Further education college or other further education provider 31% 35.4% 33.25%
School sixth forms 49% 25.2% 31.27%
Sixth form colleges 2% 5.3% 8.45%
Other education destinations 0% 10.55% 11.14%
Pupils in apprenticeships 4% 3.3% 3.4%
Pupils staying in employment 9% 3.7% 2.75%

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score -0.21 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 46.2 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 33% 10 27.12% 29.22%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 57% 14 42.28% 42.62%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 14% 22.76% 24.73%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 7% 20 8.8% 11.33%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 10% 21 13.08% 16.01%
EBacc average points score 3.69 2.95 2.84

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 93% 75.75% 84.87%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 201 121 140
Pupils staying in education 84% 64.05% 73.88%
Further education college or other further education provider 26% 33.05% 28.31%
School sixth forms 55% 29.6% 31.6%
Sixth form colleges - 3.4% 9.08%
Other education destinations - 0.6% 5.87%
Pupils in apprenticeships 4% 2.7% 2.96%
Pupils staying in employment 5% 2.7% 2.05%

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score 0.39 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 50.9 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 43% 24.08% 29.55%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 71% 38.88% 43.07%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 47% 25.72% 25.25%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 27% 12.84% 14.71%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 31% 15.24% 16.26%
EBacc average points score - - -

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 94% 75.63% 85.29%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 214 127 145
Pupils staying in education 91% 57.31% 58.19%
Further education college or other further education provider 40% 32% 30.58%
School sixth forms 50% 30.06% 32.22%
Sixth form colleges - 5% 8.95%
Other education destinations - 1.13% 5.7%
Pupils in apprenticeships 8% 5.44% 4.78%
Pupils staying in employment 3% 2.25% 2.45%
A level exam result

Explore their results and progress scores, showing how they've grown and achieved during this important stage of their education.

A level Result School LA England
Average points 27.88 28.14 30.01
Average grade C- - -
Average points (Best 3) 32.5 30.35 29.57
Average Grade (Best 3) C+ - -
AAB or higher 15.00% 12.6% 13.67%

Discover where pupils headed after A-levels. Explore who either stayed in education or went into employment.

Students destinations School LA England
Number of students 58 157 201
Students staying in education 71% 52.64% 58.58%
Students entering apprenticeships 9% 9% 6.08%
Students entering employment 15% 23.91% 21.16%
Students not in education or employment for at least two terms after study 3% 9.82% 9.05%

Explore their results and progress scores, showing how they've grown and achieved during this important stage of their education.

A level Result School LA England
Average points 31.5 35.08 33.41
Average grade C - -
Average points (Best 3) 35.96 37.15 32.47
Average Grade (Best 3) B- - -
AAB or higher 10.5% 17.9% 17.7%

Discover where pupils headed after A-levels. Explore who either stayed in education or went into employment.

Students destinations School LA England
Number of students 56 221 248
Students staying in education 66% 58.64% 60.67%
Students entering apprenticeships 4% 4.45% 5%
Students entering employment 15% 20.64% 17.73%
Students not in education or employment for at least two terms after study 11% 11.64% 10.69%

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 A level school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 A level school exam
results were not published at school level.

Explore their results and progress scores, showing how they've grown and achieved during this important stage of their education.

A level Result School LA England
Average points 29.58 4 31.74 29.39
Average grade C - -
Average points (Best 3) 28.47 2 32.2 28.64
Average Grade (Best 3) C - -
AAB or higher 8.1% 12.86% 13.07%

Discover where pupils headed after A-levels. Explore who either stayed in education or went into employment.

Students destinations School LA England
Number of students 81 202 232
Students staying in education 75% 56.82% 57.31%
Students entering apprenticeships 5% 8.18% 7.77%
Students entering employment 7% 19.91% 20.99%
Students not in education or employment for at least two terms after study 9% 9.64% 8.8%

Explore their results and progress scores, showing how they've grown and achieved during this important stage of their education.

A level Result School LA England
Average points 25.61 3 30.8 29.03
Average grade C- - -
Average points (Best 3) 26.52 6 31.54 28.82
Average Grade (Best 3) C- - -
AAB or higher 2.2% 13.06% 13.37%

Discover where pupils headed after A-levels. Explore who either stayed in education or went into employment.

Students destinations School LA England
Number of students 13 4 3
Students staying in education 8 22.2% 31.5%
Students entering apprenticeships 5% 6% 5.54%
Students entering employment 10% 19% 15.81%
Students not in education or employment for at least two terms after study - 4.5% 4.22%

Explore their results and progress scores, showing how they've grown and achieved during this important stage of their education.

A level Result School LA England
Average points 28.24 26.63 26.73
Average grade C- - -
Average points (Best 3) 32.5 29.43 27.73
Average Grade (Best 3) C+ - -
AAB or higher 16.7% 11.57% 12.64%

Discover where pupils headed after A-levels. Explore who either stayed in education or went into employment.

Students destinations School LA England
Number of students - 1 3
Students staying in education 13 36.1% 36.26%
Students entering apprenticeships 10% 8.1% 6.37%
Students entering employment 19% 19.5% 20.03%
Students not in education or employment for at least two terms after study 6% 3.9% 4.23%
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Holidays Date
Autumn Half Term Holidays 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024
Winter Holidays 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025
Spring Half Term Holidays 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025
Spring Holidays 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025
Summer Half Term Holidays 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025
Summer Holidays 23rd Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025

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Autumn Term 2nd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024
Autumn Term-2 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024
Spring Term 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025
Spring Term-2 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025
Summer Term 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025
Summer Term-2 31st May 2025 - 22nd Jul 2025
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15 : 1
Student teacher ratio at Chesterfield High School
Local authority ratio 19 : 1

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