Bluebank School

Special · ages 11-16MixedIndependentChesterfield Derbyshire

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Bluebank School is an independent special school in Chesterfield for boys and girls aged 11 to 16.

Peter Webster Centre, Sheffield Road, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield, S41 8LQ01246 961532bluebankschool.co.ukMrs Kam Banga headteacherAll details

Ofsted

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Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

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Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll–

Places60

Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m56012 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate154 per 1,000 people69% higher than the England average

Typical house price£195,000Chesterfield

Nearest bus stop30 mStand Road, 20 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

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School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy	Academy	600 m	68	Good 2022	34	Compare
Outwood Academy Newbold	Academy	720 m	1,030	Good 2022	81	Compare
Cavendish Junior School	Council	760 m	86	Report card 2026	20	Compare
Newbold CofE Primary School	Academy	910 m	218	Good 2022	75	Compare
Christ Church CofE Primary School	Academy	930 m	198	Not inspected	83	Compare
Highfield Hall Primary School	Council	0.7 miles	375	Not inspected	10	Compare
Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy	Academy	0.9 miles	227	No overall grade 2025	6	Compare
Abercrombie Primary School	Council	0.9 miles	253	Not inspected	84	Compare

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How many pupils does Bluebank School have?

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Contact and details

Address: Peter Webster Centre, Sheffield Road, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield, S41 8LQ
Telephone: 01246 961532
Website: www.bluebankschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Kam Banga
Type of school: Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase: Special school, ages 11-16
Gender: Mixed
Local authority: Derbyshire
Ward: Whittington Moor
Constituency: Chesterfield
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened: 23 January 2026 (new provision)
URN: 152187 · LAESTAB 8306069 · UKPRN 10101750

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from

School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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