Schools and Education in Dunston

There are 84 schools within 5 miles of Dunston town centre, including 62 primary and 11 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 98% are rated Good or Outstanding. St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy holds an Outstanding rating. A further 1 school is rated below Good, so checking individual Ofsted reports is recommended.

Total Schools
84
Primary
62
Secondary
11
Good / Outstanding
98%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

50
Outstanding (1) Good (50) Requires Improvement (1) Not yet inspected (32)
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Secondary 0.3 miles Newbold Road, Upper Newbold, Chesterfield, S41 8AG Inspected: 15 July 2024
Newbold CofE Primary School Primary 0.5 miles Ringwood Avenue, Newbold, Chesterfield, S41 8PF Inspected: 19 January 2023 Highfield Hall Primary School Primary 0.8 miles Highfield Lane, Chesterfield, S41 8AZ Inspected: 12 March 2025 Outwood Academy Newbold Secondary 0.8 miles Pevensey Avenue, Newbold, Chesterfield, S41 8BA Inspected: 19 January 2023 Holme Hall Children's Centre 0.9 miles Taddington Road, Holme Hall, Chesterfield, S40 4RL Inspected: 01 April 2011 Holme Hall Primary School Primary 0.9 miles Taddington Road, Chesterfield, S40 4RL Inspected: 17 October 2023 Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy Primary 1 miles Dunston Road, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield, S41 8NF Inspected: 25 July 2022 Brockwell Nursery and Infant School Primary 1 miles Purbeck Avenue, Purbeck Avenue, Chesterfield, S40 4NP Inspected: 19 January 2023 Brockwell Junior School Primary 1 miles Purbeck Avenue, Loundsley Green, Chesterfield, S40 4NP Inspected: 26 July 2022 Abercrombie Primary School Primary 1.4 miles Dowdeswell Street, Chesterfield, S41 7QE Inspected: 12 December 2024 St Mary's Catholic Primary Primary 1.4 miles Cross Street, Chesterfield, S40 4ST Inspected: 11 September 2024 Old Whittington Children's Centre 1.5 miles The Poplars, Chesterfield, S41 9QW Inspected: 09 July 2012 Mary Swanwick Primary School Primary 1.5 miles The Poplars, Old Whittington, Chesterfield, S41 9QW Inspected: 16 December 2022 Cutthorpe Primary School Primary 1.6 miles Main Road, Cutthorpe, Chesterfield, S42 7AS Inspected: 13 December 2022 Chesterfield College 16 plus 1.7 miles Infirmary Road, Chesterfield, S41 7NG Inspected: 16 January 2023 Barlow CofE Primary School Primary 1.8 miles Millcross Lane, Barlow, Dronfield, S18 7TA Inspected: 25 March 2024 Westfield Infant School Primary 1.8 miles Vincent Crescent, Brampton, Chesterfield, S40 3NW Inspected: 16 February 2024 Whittington Green School Secondary 1.8 miles Burnbridge Road, Old Whittington, Chesterfield, S41 9LG Inspected: 23 March 2023 Brookfield Community School Secondary 1.9 miles Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield, S40 3NS Inspected: 15 June 2023 New Whittington Community Primary School Primary 2.3 miles London Street, New Whittington, Chesterfield, S43 2AQ Inspected: 24 September 2024 Unstone Junior School Primary 2.4 miles Main Road, Unstone, Dronfield, S18 4AB Inspected: 20 January 2022 Walton Peak Flying High Academy Primary 2.4 miles Whitecotes Lane, Chesterfield, S40 3HJ Inspected: 30 April 2024 Spire Junior School Primary 2.5 miles Jawbones Hill, Derby Road, Chesterfield, S40 2EN Inspected: 13 July 2022 Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School Primary 2.5 miles Crow Lane, Unstone, Dronfield, S18 4AL Inspected: 21 June 2024 Henry Bradley Infant School Primary 2.6 miles Princess Street, Brimington, Chesterfield, S43 1HR Inspected: 11 June 2024 Walton Holymoorside Primary School Primary 2.7 miles Laundry Yard, Holymoorside, Chesterfield, S42 7DU Inspected: 14 December 2023 Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School Primary 2.8 miles Manor Road, Brimington Common, Chesterfield, S43 1NT Inspected: 19 June 2023 Spire Nursery and Infant School Primary 2.9 miles Derby Road, Chesterfield, S40 2EU Inspected: 18 September 2023 Hasland Infant School Primary 3 miles Eyre Street East, Hasland, Chesterfield, S41 0PE Inspected: 19 January 2023 Calow CofE VC Primary School Primary 3 miles North Road, Calow, Chesterfield, S44 5BD Inspected: 11 November 2022 Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School Secondary 3.1 miles Green Lane, Dronfield, S18 2FZ Inspected: 28 September 2023 Wigley Primary School Primary 3.2 miles High Lane, Old Brampton, Chesterfield, S42 7JJ Inspected: 06 April 2022 Esteem North Academy Not applicable 3.3 miles The Green, Hasland, Chesterfield, S41 0LN Inspected: 25 April 2024 Outwood Academy Hasland Hall Secondary 3.3 miles Broomfield Avenue, Hasland, Chesterfield, S41 0LP Inspected: 11 December 2023 Hasland Junior School Primary 3.4 miles Broomfield Avenue, Hasland, Chesterfield, S41 0LY Inspected: 18 February 2022 St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Pentland Road, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8ZQ Inspected: 19 May 2025 Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery Primary 3.5 miles Balmoral Crescent, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8ZY Inspected: 16 June 2023 Inkersall Spencer Academy Primary 3.5 miles Inkersall Green Road, Inkersall, Chesterfield, S43 3SE Inspected: 30 March 2022 Northfield Junior School Primary 3.6 miles Falcon Road, Dronfield, S18 2ED Inspected: 25 April 2024 Lenthall Infant and Nursery School Primary 3.6 miles Marsh Avenue, Dronfield, S18 2HB Inspected: 30 November 2023 St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Elton View, Staveley, Chesterfield, S43 3LY Inspected: 25 July 2023 Staveley Junior School Primary 4 miles College Avenue, Staveley, Chesterfield, S43 3XE Inspected: 11 December 2023 Marsh Lane Primary School Primary 4.2 miles School Lane, Marsh Lane, Sheffield, S21 5RS Inspected: 25 September 2023 Staveley Children's Centre 4.3 miles High Street, Staveley, S43 3UU Inspected: 11 October 2012 Lower Meadow Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Batemoor Road, Sheffield, S8 8EE Inspected: 24 March 2025 Lowedges Primary Academy Primary 4.6 miles Lowedges Road, Sheffield, S8 7JG Inspected: 19 July 2023 Poolsbrook Primary Academy Primary 4.8 miles Cottage Close, Poolsbrook, Chesterfield, S43 3LF Inspected: 20 December 2023 Meadowhead School Academy Trust Secondary 4.8 miles Dyche Lane, Sheffield, S8 8BR Inspected: 22 July 2022 Bradway Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Bradway Close, Sheffield, S17 4PD Inspected: 21 September 2022 Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy Primary 4.9 miles Queen Victoria Road, New Tupton, Chesterfield, S42 6DY Inspected: 01 December 2023 Temple Normanton Primary Academy Primary 4.9 miles Elm Street, Temple Normanton, Chesterfield, S42 5DW Inspected: 13 January 2025
Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School Primary 4.6 miles Chestnut Avenue, Eckington, S21 4BE Inspected: 16 November 2023
Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy Primary 0.3 miles Dunston Lane, Newbold, Chesterfield, S41 8EY Cavendish Junior School Primary 0.9 miles Mountcastle Street, Newbold Moor, Chesterfield, S41 8TD Bluebank School Not applicable 1.1 miles Sheffield Road, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield, S41 8LQ Ashgate Croft School Not applicable 1.2 miles Ashgate Road, Chesterfield, S40 4BN Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary 1.2 miles Tapton View Road, Stonegravels, Chesterfield, S41 7JU Old Hall Junior School Primary 1.5 miles Ash Tree Close, Chesterfield, S40 3QR Brampton Primary School Primary 1.5 miles John Street, Brampton, Chesterfield, S40 1DD Holly House Special School Not applicable 1.6 miles Church Street North, Old Whittington, Chesterfield, S41 9QR Parkside Community School Secondary 2 miles Boythorpe Mount, Boythorpe, Chesterfield, S40 2NS William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School Primary 2 miles Hunloke Avenue, Boythorpe, Chesterfield, S40 2NR Brimington Junior School Primary 2.2 miles Spring Vale Road, Brimington, Chesterfield, S43 1HF St Peter and St Paul School Not applicable 2.4 miles Hady Hill, Hady Hill, Chesterfield, S41 0EF Hady Primary School Primary 2.7 miles Hady Lane, Hady, Chesterfield, S41 0DF Chesterfield Hospital School Not applicable 2.7 miles Chesterfield Road, Chesterfield North Derbyshire Hospital, Chesterfield, S44 5BL Birdholme Children's Centre 2.8 miles Church Street South, Chesterfield, S40 2TF Dronfield Junior School Primary 3 miles Fletcher Avenue, Dronfield, S18 1RY Dronfield Infant School Primary 3 miles Fletcher Avenue, Dronfield, S18 1RY Hollingwood Primary School Primary 3.2 miles Lilac Street, Hollingwood, Chesterfield, S43 2JG Dronfield Stonelow Junior School Primary 3.3 miles Stonelow Road, Dronfield, S18 2EP Holmesdale Infant School Primary 3.4 miles The Avenue, Dronfield, S18 2LR Barrow Hill Primary Academy Primary 3.4 miles Station Road, Chesterfield, S43 2PG Springwell Community College Secondary 3.7 miles Middlecroft Road, Staveley, Chesterfield, S43 3NQ William Levick Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Smithy Croft, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8YB Inspected: 17 July 2024 Hunloke Park Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Longedge Lane, Wingerworth, Chesterfield, S42 6PT Penny Acres Primary School Primary 3.9 miles B6054, Holmesfield, Dronfield, S18 7WP Inspected: 19 September 2023 Deer Park Primary School Primary 4 miles New Road, Wingerworth, Chesterfield, S42 6TD Arkwright Primary School Primary 4.1 miles School Lane, Arkwright Town, Chesterfield, S44 5BZ Speedwell Infant School Primary 4.2 miles Lime Avenue, Staveley, Chesterfield, S43 3JJ Eckington School Secondary 4.7 miles Dronfield Road, Sheffield, S21 4GN Netherthorpe School Secondary 4.7 miles Netherthorpe, Staveley, Chesterfield, S43 3PU Duckmanton Primary School Primary 4.7 miles West Crescent, Duckmanton, Chesterfield, S44 5HD Grassmoor Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Gill Lane, Grassmoor, Chesterfield, S42 5EP