Palterton Primary School
Primary school in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Good (May 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 21 May 2024, report published 23 June 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Palterton Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Palterton Primary School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around May 2028
The last inspection was in May 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 1.3 milesScarcliffe Primary School
Not inspected yet
- 1.4 milesNew Bolsover Primary and Nursery School
Good (May 2024)
- 1.4 milesBolsover Infant School
School remains Good (Sep 2022)
- 1.5 milesBolsover Church of England Junior School
Good (Apr 2022)
- 1.6 milesBramley Vale Primary & Nursery School
Good (May 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.