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Deer Park Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Community school

New Road, Wingerworth, Chesterfield S42 6TD · deerpark.derbyshire.sch.uk · 01246 232696

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
75%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Derbyshire 59%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.3
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
338
97% of 350 places
Local authority
Derbyshire
Free school meals
9.5%
First language not English
1.8%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 63 families put the school first and 50 places were offered; 76% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 54 (Places 49)54September 2023: 43 (Places 47)43September 2024: 41 (Places 42)41September 2025: 56 (Places 50)56September 2026: 63 (Places 50)63Places 50
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202650631.3▲76%
September 2025Sept 202550561.1▲88%
September 2024Sept 202442411100%
September 2023Sept 202347430.9100%
September 2022Sept 202249541.1▲87%

Results

In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Derbyshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 68% (England 53%)68%2016/17: 76% (England 61%)76%2017/18: 82% (England 64%)82%2018/19: 73% (England 65%)73%2022/23: 79% (England 60%)79%2023/24: 73% (England 61%)73%2024/25: 75% (England 62%)75%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲75%62%
●8%8%
Average scaled score
▲109106
●106105
●106105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Deer Park Primary School on 22 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
22 Oct 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Mar 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Feb 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (102 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
74%
Replies
102
30% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●87% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●88% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼71% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼68% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼81% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼48% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼62% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼78% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼76% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼52% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼50% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 80% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼39% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 33% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼24% agreeEngland 67%

based on 21 parents (21%) with SEND

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