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Holly House Special School
Church Street North, Old Whittington, Chesterfield, S41 9QR
Key facts
- Phase
- Not recorded
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 7 to 14
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 43 of 43 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 3.5
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Boarding
- Yes
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 13.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 30.9
- Pupils per adult
- 1.5
- Pupils
- 45
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2025
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
January 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
April 2019
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
GCSE results
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 91 |
| Average reading score | 98 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 17% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 0% |
| 23/24 | 0% |
| 24/25 | 17% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 95.0 |
| 24/25 | 98.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 96.0 |
| 24/25 | 91.0 |
Church Street North, Old Whittington, Chesterfield, S41 9QR
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Derbyshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Marc Hughes
- Address
- Church Street North, Old Whittington, Chesterfield, S41 9QR
- Telephone
- 01246450530