Netherthorpe School
Academy converter secondary school in Chesterfield (Derbyshire).
Attainment 8
42.8
▼ 3.4 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
40.5%
▼ 6pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
88.2%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
15.5
▼ 1.2 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
41.4%
▲ 14pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
27.1%
▲ 13pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
107%
973 / 907 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
No overall grade
inspected Jan 2025
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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Netherthorpe School is a secondary school located in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 18 and currently has 1,041 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 907. It is part of the MINERVA LEARNING TRUST. The school is led by Miss Rachel Sutcliffe.
Key facts
- URN
- 137902
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Constituency
- North East Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (10 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rachel Swann | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Martin Crawford | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Sian Jackson | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Dr Alina Vais | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Andrii Solomko | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Danielle Creamer | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lisa Weatherall | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Phil Brown | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Rachel Sutcliffe | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Ms Gill Hart | Local Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Vernon Sanderson Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Carly Waterhouse-Boot Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
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