SCHOOL PROFILE

Lea Primary School

Primary Community school URN 112536
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 119 Published school capacity
Capacity used 107.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

25 June 2024
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Derbyshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 128 128 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 55 43.0% of pupils
Male pupils 73 57.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

7.8%
17.0 pts below England
School 7.8%
Amber Valley 28.2%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

3.1%
17.2 pts below England
School 3.1%
Amber Valley 3.5%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Amber Valley 0.2%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
90.6%
116
Any other White background
3.1%
4
White and Asian
1.6%
2
White and Black Caribbean
1.6%
2
Any other Asian background
0.8%
1
Chinese
0.8%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 4.7% 6 of 128 pupils
16.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 4.7%
Amber Valley 20.5%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 3.1% 4 pupils
England 14.8% 11.7 pts below
EHC plans 1.6% 2 pupils
England 6.0% 4.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Other difficulty or disability 1
Physical disability 1
Social, emotional & mental health 1
Specific learning difficulty 1
Speech, language & communication 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

74.0% 13.6 pts above England
School 74.0%
Amber Valley 58.3%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

84.0%

10.2 pts above England

School 84.0%
Amber Valley 74.2%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

84.0%

13.7 pts above England

School 84.0%
Amber Valley 69.0%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

89.0%

17.0 pts above England

School 89.0%
Amber Valley 71.0%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.19%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.02 pts lower than England
School 3.19%
Amber Valley 5.38%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

2.46%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

13.36 pts lower than England
School 2.46%
Amber Valley 11.77%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Amber Valley 1.16%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

107.6% 19.4 pts above England
Lea Primary School
107.6%
Amber Valley
83.4%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information