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Springwell Community College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Middlecroft Road, Staveley, Chesterfield S43 3NQ · springwell.ttct.co.uk · 01246 473873
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Derbyshire 45, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 836
- 98% of 850 places
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 47.4%
- First language not English
- 0.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 159 families put the school first and 164 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 164 | 159 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 148 | 139 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 164 | 158 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 183 | 172 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 181 | 180 | 1 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.9, and 29.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Derbyshire it was 45, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼29.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼58.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼10.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.20 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112966)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 11 | −8 |
| Further education | 72.6 | +12.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3 | −1.6 |
| Employment | 2.4 | −0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.1 | −1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.7 | −0.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Springwell Community College on 5 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 5 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 112966), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112966)
Apr 2016Requires 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 Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112966)
Feb 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112966)
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (141 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 141
- 16% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 34 parents (24%) with SEND