Tupton Hall School

Academy sponsor led·Secondary school Chesterfield, Derbyshire·S42 6LG
Composite score
51.4
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#2,365
National rank
#192
In East Midlands
#32
In Derbyshire
Top 74%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
41.1
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
31%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
60%
% EBacc grade 5+
10%
EBacc average points score
3.58

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
263 first choices, 279 places
First choices per place
0.94
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
395
any preference, for 279 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.02
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9820220.9720230.9820240.9220250.942026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Tupton Hall School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–18
Pupils on roll
1,611
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
37.1%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
2.9%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.0%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
2.2%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
11.0%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
30.2%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
15.6
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£7,848
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
88%
233 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
78%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
7%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

About Tupton Hall School

Tupton Hall School is a secondary school in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 1,611 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 41.1 — below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 1.8 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

31% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 60% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Tupton Hall School their first choice was offered one of its 279 Year 7 places. After Year 11, 88% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 11.0%. There are about 15.6 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 37% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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