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Barrow Hill Primary Academy

URN
151309
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Barrow Hill Primary Academy
URN
151309
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

64 / 100

Good

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

50

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#163 of 258 schools in Derbyshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

Some performance indicators suggest families should review details carefully.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Moderate competition
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
  • Admissions warnings

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Barrow Hill Primary Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Accessible
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

What Admissions Advantage can and cannot tell you

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

Cannot tell you

  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Barrow Hill Primary Academy

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
5 December 2022
Inspection date
18 October 2022
Inspection type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Requires improvement

    Graded 5 December 2022

  • Quality of education

    Requires improvement

    Graded 5 December 2022

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Moderate pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

7

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

9

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

7

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.29×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Derbyshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Derbyshire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.barrowhill.academy

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Derbyshire to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

Not published

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

Not published

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

Not published

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

Not published

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

S43 2PG - Station Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire

Contact details

Address
Station Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Postcode
S43 2PG
Phone
1246472494
Website
www.barrowhill.academy
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Derbyshire
Local authority code
830

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 730 schools in Derbyshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

730

Open schools

452

Closed schools

278

Primary schools

526

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Requires improvement

    Graded 5 December 2022

  • Personal development

    Requires improvement

    Graded 5 December 2022

  • Leadership and management

    Requires improvement

    Graded 5 December 2022

  • Early years

    Requires improvement

    Graded 5 December 2022

  • View official Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)

    This inspection was recorded under URN 143179 (Barrow Hill Primary Academy).

    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    5 December 202218 October 2022Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1Requires improvementView report for inspection published 5 December 2022
    • Requires improvement

      Published
      5 December 2022
      Inspected
      18 October 2022
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    77.8%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 7

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    90

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary526 (72.9%)
    • Secondary90 (12.5%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other106 (14.7%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Barrow Hill Primary Academy91 mPrimaryClosed
    Barrow Hill Primary School91 mPrimaryClosed
    Hollingwood Primary School1.4 kmPrimaryClosed
    Hollingwood Primary School1.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    Hollingwood Infant School1.4 kmPrimaryClosed
    Hollingwood Junior School1.4 kmPrimaryClosed
    Speedwell Infant School1.6 kmPrimaryOpen
    Staveley Junior School1.7 kmPrimaryOpen
    Henry Bradley Infant School1.9 kmPrimaryOpen
    St Joseph's Catholic and Church of England Primary1.9 kmPrimaryClosed
    • Barrow Hill Primary Academy
      Distance
      91 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Barrow Hill Primary School
      Distance
      91 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Hollingwood Primary School
      Distance
      1.4 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Hollingwood Primary School
      Distance
      1.4 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Derbyshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abercrombie Primary SchoolPrimaryS41 7QEOpen
    Aldercar Infant SchoolPrimaryNG16 4GLClosed
    Aldercar Infant SchoolPrimaryNG16 4GLOpen
    All Saints Catholic Primary SchoolPrimarySK13 7RJClosed
    All Saints CofE Infant SchoolPrimaryDE4 3HXOpen
    • Abercrombie Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S41 7QE
      Status
      Open
    • Aldercar Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NG16 4GL
      Status
      Closed
    • Aldercar Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NG16 4GL
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints Catholic Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SK13 7RJ
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints CofE Infant School
    Hollingwood Infant School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Hollingwood Junior School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Speedwell Infant School
    Distance
    1.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Staveley Junior School
    Distance
    1.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Henry Bradley Infant School
    Distance
    1.9 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Joseph's Catholic and Church of England Primary
    Distance
    1.9 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    DE4 3HX
    Status
    Open