Holmgate Primary School and Nursery
Community schoolPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
Holmgate Road, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, S45 9QD
Acting Headteacher · Mrs Ffion Thornton
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 27 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils247Capacity 240
OfstedGoodInspected 7 June 2023
Free school meals41%
Ofsted
Good
Graded inspection on 7 June 2023.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Derbyshire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in DerbyshireApplications for September 2026
27 of the 28 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered29
Applications62
First choice28
First-choice offers27
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Sharley Park Community Primary School1.2 mi
- Stretton Handley Church of England Primary School1.6 mi
- Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy1.7 mi
- Ashover Primary School2.1 mi
- Park House Primary School2.1 mi