Include-West Bars

Special · ages 11-18MixedIndependentChesterfield Derbyshire

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Include-West Bars is an independent special school in Chesterfield for boys and girls aged 11 to 18.

23 West Bars, Chesterfield, S40 1AB0788 407 5533Ms Lucy Strawson 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–

Places30

Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1,87612 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate356 per 1,000 people291% higher than the England average

Typical house price£195,000Chesterfield

Nearest bus stop70 mWest Bars, 58 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
St Mary's Catholic Primary	Roman Catholic	530 m	433	Good 2024	71	Compare
Chesterfield College	Further education	710 m	–	Not inspected	–	Compare
Parkside Community School	Academy	770 m	587	Report card 2026	17	Compare
Brampton Primary School	Council	790 m	286	No overall grade 2025	2	Compare
Abercrombie Primary School	Council	840 m	253	Not inspected	84	Compare
William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School	Academy	840 m	192	No overall grade 2025	13	Compare
Spire Junior School	Council	0.7 miles	154	Good 2022	9	Compare
Walton Peak Flying High Academy	Academy	0.8 miles	135	Good 2024	52	Compare

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Questions parents ask

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How many pupils does Include-West Bars have?

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Contact and details

Address: 23 West Bars, Chesterfield, S40 1AB
Telephone: 0788 407 5533
Headteacher: Ms Lucy Strawson
Type of school: Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase: Special school, ages 11-18
Gender: Mixed
Local authority: Derbyshire
Ward: Spire
Constituency: Chesterfield
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened: 4 August 2026 (new provision)
URN: 152430 · LAESTAB 8306070

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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