Old Hall Junior School
Chesterfield · Derbyshire
LEARNERS' TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 19 member schools: 18 primary schools, 1 special school. Local authorities: Derby | Derbyshire | Rotherham. Regions: East Midlands | Yorkshire and the Humber. — from the LEARNERS' TRUST public record.
Old Hall Junior School is a primary academy in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, part of LEARNERS' TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Old Hall Junior School
- Address
- Old Road
- Postcode
- S40 3QR
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chesterfield
- URN (official identifier)
- 147118
- Establishment number
- 2295
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 7–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 250
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 260
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- LEARNERS' TRUST
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Headteacher
- Miss Rachel Davies
- Ofsted inspection
- School remains Good · Inspected 8 Feb 2023Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- thelearnerstrust.org/old-hall-juniors
- Telephone
- 01246273801
- Date opened
- 1 Jun 2019
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Old Hall Junior School
| 2025/26 | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 250 | 106,736 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 22.0% | 30.4% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 13.2% | 15.6% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 2.0% | 5.4% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 1.6% | 4.9% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
6 published inspections for Old Hall Junior School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- School remains Good
Report published 22 Mar 2023
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Old Hall Junior School (URN 112669)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 6 Sept 2017
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Old Hall Junior School (URN 112669)
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
Report published 10 Nov 2016
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read reportInspected as Old Hall Junior School (URN 112669)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 4 Mar 2016
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Old Hall Junior School (URN 112669)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 14 Dec 2010
· Section 5 RTI
Read reportInspected as Old Hall Junior School (URN 112669)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 10 Mar 2008
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Old Hall Junior School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 4.3% | 4.9% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 9.8% | 11.6% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Old Hall Junior School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £82,150 for 53 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 21.3% | 31.4% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £330 | £422 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Old Hall Junior School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 246 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Derbyshire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,456,000 £5,919 per pupil | £7,435 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £1,308,000 £5,317 per pupil | £6,901 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £661,000 £2,687 per pupil · 50.5% | £3,296 · 47.8% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £232,000 £943 per pupil · 17.7% | £1,384 · 20.1% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £30,000 £122 per pupil · 2.3% | £171 · 2.5% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £40,000 £163 per pupil · 3.1% | £146 · 2.1% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £148,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £177,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £4,947 per pupil, supply and agency £57 per pupil — spending up £370 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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