New Bolsover Primary and Nursery School
Community primary school in Chesterfield (Derbyshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
I am proud to welcome you to our school. We offer a great start to your child's education, with good standards of achievement and progress to equip children for the next stage in their journey through school and life beyond. Education is so much more than academic achievement and we support and enthuse children to be great in many other ways too.
The teachers and staff are caring and sensitive to developing and growing children and their needs. We include everyone and nurture all skills, talents and interests. Our school is a happy place to be and I look forward to every day, being with the children, working and engaging with them in the varied and exciting experiences we provide.
We have such a lot to celebrate - come and see for yourself, we're very happy to show you around. Below you will find instructions on how to add calendars from different platforms:
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Book Club
- Choir
- Football
- OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning)
- Real PE (Create Development)
- Attachment Aware Schools
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Food for LifeRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 112509
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Constituency
- Bolsover
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Nicola Buxton | Chair of Governors | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Roche | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Glen Kerry | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Nicola Buxton | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Alina Bociu | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Lorraine Holland | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Gillian Clubbs | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2005 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record