OFSTED
17 June 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
14 June 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
24 July 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Derbyshire
Trust
EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
184
184 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
84
45.7% of pupils
Male pupils
100
54.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.7 pts
below England
School
14.1%
Amber Valley
28.2%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.1 pts
below England
School
2.2%
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
95.1%
175
Any other Mixed background
1.1%
2
White and Black African
1.1%
2
White and Black Caribbean
1.1%
2
Any other White background
0.5%
1
Any other ethnic group
0.5%
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
19.6%
36 of
184 pupils
1.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.3 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
50.0%
10.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Reading
6.8 pts below England
School
67.0%
Amber Valley
74.2%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
60.0%
Writing
10.3 pts below England
School
60.0%
Amber Valley
69.0%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
70.0%
Maths
2.0 pts below England
School
70.0%
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
4.09%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.13 pts
lower than
England
School
4.09%
Amber Valley
5.38%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.20%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.62 pts
lower than
England
School
9.20%
Amber Valley
11.77%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.15%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.65 pts
lower than
England
School
1.15%
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
105.1%
17.0 pts
above England
Richardson Endowed Primary School
105.1%
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.