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Holly House Special School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 7–14 · Community special school
Church Street North, Old Whittington, Chesterfield S41 9QR · hollyhouse.derbyshire.sch.uk · 01246 450530
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 17%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Derbyshire 59%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 43
- At capacity · 43 places
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Free school meals
- 76.7%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 17% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Derbyshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼17% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼98 | 106 | ||
| ▼91 | 105 | ||
| ▼91 | 105 | ||
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Holly House Special School on 18 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 18 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Mar 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
Jan 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Sept 2018Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (11 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 11
- 26% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (100%) with SEND