OFSTED
19 October 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
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
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
178
178 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
80
44.9% of pupils
Male pupils
98
55.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
21.3 pts
above England
School
46.1%
Amber Valley
28.2%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.7 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Amber Valley
3.5%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
88.2%
157
Any other Mixed background
3.9%
7
African
2.2%
4
Any other White background
2.2%
4
Any other ethnic group
1.1%
2
Indian
0.6%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
30.9%
55 of
178 pupils
10.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.7 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
71.0%
10.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
82.0%
Reading
8.2 pts above England
School
82.0%
Amber Valley
74.2%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Writing
0.7 pts above England
School
71.0%
Amber Valley
69.0%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Maths
14.0 pts above England
School
86.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.98%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.24 pts
lower than
England
School
4.98%
Amber Valley
5.38%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.80%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.01 pts
lower than
England
School
11.80%
Amber Valley
11.77%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.62%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.18 pts
lower than
England
School
0.62%
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
84.8%
3.4 pts
below England
Herbert Strutt Primary School
84.8%
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.