Barrow Hill Primary Academy
Academy converter in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 74 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 118 |
| Free school meals | 58.10% |
| Trust or sponsor | MINERVA LEARNING TRUST |
| Local authority | Derbyshire |
| Address | Station Road, Barrow Hill, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 2PG |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.barrowhill.academy |
| Telephone | 01246472494 |
| URN | 151309 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 18 October 2022, published 5 December 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Barrow Hill Primary Academy, URN 143179).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Hollingwood Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Speedwell Infant School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Staveley Junior School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Henry Bradley Infant School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- New Whittington Community Primary School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- Inkersall Spencer Academy (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- Brimington Junior School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Derbyshire
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.