United Kingdom · East Midlands · Local Authority
Chesterfield
Non-metropolitan district · East Midlands, England · population ~105k · 47 state-funded schools
The signature
How Chesterfield ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£37,320/yr
Low
Worse than 72% of UK LAs
House price
£195,000
Most affordable
Better than 83% of UK LAs
Rent
£735/mo
Most affordable
Better than 84% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,339/yr
Cheap
Better than 72% of UK LAs
Crime
98.6/1k
Highest
Worse than 84% of UK LAs
Deprivation
24.9
High
Worse than 72% of UK LAs
Schools
89.1%
Weak
Worse than 78% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
47 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
41 of 46 (89.1%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
The map
47 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 47 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 1,358 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Brookfield Community School | Secondary | 1,168 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Netherthorpe School | Secondary | 1,041 | Inadequate2025Serious weaknesses | — | OfstedWebsite |
Outwood Academy Newbold | Secondary | 1,011 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Springwell Community College | Secondary | 881 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Outwood Academy Hasland Hall | Secondary | 825 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Whittington Green School | Secondary | 649 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Parkside Community School | Secondary | 572 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Mary's Catholic Primary | Primary | 419 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Highfield Hall Primary School | Primary | 390 | Good2016 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hasland Junior School | Primary | 378 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Inkersall Spencer Academy | Primary | 377 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hady Primary School | Primary | 339 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hasland Infant School | Primary | 337 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hollingwood Primary School | Primary | 316 | Good2014 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Brampton Primary School | Primary | 303 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Brimington Junior School | Primary | 297 | Good2014 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy | Primary | 255 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Esteem North Academy | Alternative provision | 255 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Abercrombie Primary School | Primary | 247 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.