Springwell Community College
Middlecroft Road, Chesterfield, S43 3NQ
836 pupils · 98% of 850 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE TWO COUNTIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Free school meals
- 47.4%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 November 2024, published 10 December 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 37.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 29.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 58.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 10.5% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 164 | 159 | 261 | 161 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 148 | 139 | 246 | 145 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 164 | 158 | 256 | 162 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 183 | 172 | 301 | 180 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 181 | 180 | 311 | 181 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 185 | 209 | 324 | 185 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Netherthorpe School 1.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Whittington Green School 4.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Outwood Academy Newbold 5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Outwood Academy Hasland Hall 5.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Eckington School 5.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Parkside Community School 5.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.