OFSTED
12 July 2022
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
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Derbyshire
Trust
ASPIRE MULTI - ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
126
126 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
61
48.4% of pupils
Male pupils
65
51.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
59.3 pts
above England
School
84.1%
Amber Valley
28.2%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.3 pts
below England
School
4.0%
Amber Valley
3.5%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
4.6 pts
above England
School
5.6%
Amber Valley
0.2%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
94.4%
119
Any other Asian background
1.6%
2
Any other White background
1.6%
2
White and Black Caribbean
1.6%
2
Any other ethnic group
0.8%
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
34.9%
44 of
126 pupils
14.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.5 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
54.0%
6.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
62.0%
Reading
11.8 pts below England
School
62.0%
Amber Valley
74.2%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
62.0%
Writing
8.3 pts below England
School
62.0%
Amber Valley
69.0%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
62.0%
Maths
10.0 pts below England
School
62.0%
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
5.26%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.96 pts
lower than
England
School
5.26%
Amber Valley
5.38%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.32%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.49 pts
lower than
England
School
9.32%
Amber Valley
11.77%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.85%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.96 pts
lower than
England
School
0.85%
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
79.7%
8.4 pts
below England
Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School
79.7%
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.