Holly House Special School

Church Street North, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 9QR

Not rated

Inspected 18 March 2025 · no overall grade

No overall grade

Ofsted

17%

KS2 expected

7–14

Ages

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Community special school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Derbyshire →
School Type: Community special school
Age Range: Ages 7–14
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 43 / 43 (100%)
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 18 March 2025

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

76.7%

Disadvantaged

EAL

100%

SEN support

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Attendance

24.1%

Overall absence

52.3%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

14.32

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +1.3 vs 2023/24

Pupils per teacher

↓ -0.5 vs 2023/24

13.84

Teaching assistants (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

£50,667

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 20% on leadership pay

↑ +£3,185 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£55,092

Spend per pupil

£56,744

Income per pupil

44%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.