OFSTED
25 February 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
18 January 2022
Graded inspection
Good
Published
13 February 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Derbyshire
Trust
LEARNERS' TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
136
136 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
69
50.7% of pupils
Male pupils
67
49.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
43.6 pts
above England
School
68.4%
Amber Valley
28.2%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.4 pts
below England
School
5.9%
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
83.1%
113
Any other White background
3.7%
5
White and Asian
2.9%
4
White and Black Caribbean
2.2%
3
African
1.5%
2
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
2
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
22.8%
31 of
136 pupils
2.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.5 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
51.0%
9.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
63.0%
Reading
10.8 pts below England
School
63.0%
Amber Valley
74.2%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
57.0%
Writing
13.3 pts below England
School
57.0%
Amber Valley
69.0%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Maths
1.0 pts below England
School
71.0%
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
6.26%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.04 pts
higher than
England
School
6.26%
Amber Valley
5.38%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.22%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.60 pts
lower than
England
School
10.22%
Amber Valley
11.77%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.46%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.34 pts
lower than
England
School
1.46%
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
57.4%
30.8 pts
below England
Somerlea Park Junior School
57.4%
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.