Little Chester

Summary

Little Chester (E02002803) is part of Derby local authority (view on map). Little Chester has an approximate population of 8,000 people, of which 10% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Little Chester neighbours Allestree South, Breadsall Hilltop, Darley Abbey, Chaddesden West, New Zealand, and Cathedral Quarter & California.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Little Chester is the 24th least deprived area in Derby (out of 31) with 61% of children living in low-income families, compared to 46% across Derby and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Little Chester, 36% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 38% in Derby and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Little Chester % in Derby % in England
Eligible for free school meals 36% 38% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 64% 62% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Little Chester, 22% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in Derby, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Little Chester % in Derby % in England
No special educational needs 78% 80% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 16% 14% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Little Chester, 43% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 44% in Derby, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Little Chester % in Derby % in England
White 56% 56% 67%
Asian 8% 22% 14%
Black 20% 9% 7%
Mixed 11% 9% 7%
Other 3% 3% 3%
Not known 2% 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Little Chester with English as an additional language is 30%, compared with 31% in Derby, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Little Chester % in Derby % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 30% 31% 22%
Known or believed to be English 69% 69% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Little Chester has 3 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Little Chester
All childcare providers 3
Childminders 0
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 3

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Little Chester since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Little Chester has 4 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Little Chester
All state-funded schools 4
Nursery schools 2
Primary and all-through schools 0
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 1
Registered alternative provision 2

In Little Chester, there has been 1 full inspection of schools since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, schools are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Early years (where applicable)
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Post 16 provision (where applicable)

The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 1).

Attendance and behaviour: 1 was graded 'urgent improvement' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 1).

Early years: There have been no inspections of Early years in Little Chester so no outcomes are available for this area.

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'urgent improvement' (of 1).

Personal development and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 1).

Post-16 provision: There have been no inspections of Post-16 provision in Little Chester so no outcomes are available for this area.

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of state-funded schools in Little Chester. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 0 1 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 0 0 0 1
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 0 1 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 0 1 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 0 0 1
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 0 0 1 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nursery schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 0 1 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 0 0 0 1
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 0 1 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 0 1 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 0 0 1
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 0 0 1 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Primary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Secondary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Special schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Registered alternative provision

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

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