OFSTED
25 June 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
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
304
301 full-time ·
3 part-time
Female pupils
150
49.3% of pupils
Male pupils
154
50.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.4 pts
below England
School
16.4%
High Peak
27.5%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.7 pts
below England
School
1.6%
High Peak
2.7%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
High Peak
0.2%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
94.1%
286
White and Asian
2.3%
7
White and Black Caribbean
1.6%
5
Any other White background
1.0%
3
Any other Mixed background
0.7%
2
Pakistani
0.3%
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
23.4%
71 of
304 pupils
2.5 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.1 pts
below
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
44.0%
16.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Reading
4.8 pts below England
School
69.0%
High Peak
73.3%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
59.0%
Writing
11.3 pts below England
School
59.0%
High Peak
63.4%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
64.0%
Maths
8.0 pts below England
School
64.0%
High Peak
63.6%
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
3.32%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.90 pts
lower than
England
School
3.32%
High Peak
6.25%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
3.91%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.91 pts
lower than
England
School
3.91%
High Peak
14.59%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.39%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.41 pts
lower than
England
School
0.39%
High Peak
2.16%
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
92.1%
3.9 pts
above England
Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School
92.1%
High Peak
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.