SCHOOL PROFILE

Morton Primary Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 149588
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 104 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

6 December 2022
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Derbyshire
Trust TAPESTRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 103 103 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 50 48.5% of pupils
Male pupils 53 51.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

26.2%
1.4 pts above England
School 26.2%
North East Derbyshire 26.8%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.9%
17.4 pts below England
School 2.9%
North East Derbyshire 2.9%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
North East Derbyshire 0.2%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
96.1%
99
Indian
1.9%
2
Any other Asian background
1.0%
1
Irish
1.0%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 8.7% 9 of 103 pupils
12.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 8.7%
North East Derbyshire 16.9%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 7.8% 8 pupils
England 14.8% 7.0 pts below
EHC plans 1.0% 1 pupils
England 6.0% 5.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 3
Social, emotional & mental health 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Hearing impairment 1
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Other difficulty or disability 1

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
North East Derbyshire 64.5%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

69.0%

4.8 pts below England

School 69.0%
North East Derbyshire 78.1%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

73.0%

2.7 pts above England

School 73.0%
North East Derbyshire 72.9%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

81.0%

9.0 pts above England

School 81.0%
North East Derbyshire 78.1%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.46%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.76 pts lower than England
School 3.46%
North East Derbyshire 5.11%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.79%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.02 pts lower than England
School 8.79%
North East Derbyshire 11.21%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
North East Derbyshire 0.98%
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

99.0% 10.9 pts above England
Morton Primary Academy
99.0%
North East Derbyshire
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information