Community school · Derbyshire

Thornsett Primary School (High Peak Federation)

4–11Ages
65Pupils
PrimaryPhase
112600URN

Aspenshaw Road, Birch Vale, High Peak, SK22 1AT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.3 below Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derbyshire

16 applications for 9 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Derbyshire median (2.0) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

16 applications · 9 places offered · 7 named it first

2026 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 4.6; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 7.0; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 2.6; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 2.8; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 2.8; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 3.6; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2019 3.3; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2018 2.3; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2017 3.3; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2016 3.4; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2015 2.1; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2014 2.4; Derbyshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Derbyshire median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Derbyshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	9	16	1.8	7	0.78
Sep 2025	5	23	4.6	5	1.00
Sep 2024	3	21	7.0	3	1.00
Sep 2023	13	34	2.6	11	0.85
Sep 2022	12	34	2.8	10	0.83
Sep 2021	11	31	2.8	9	0.82
Sep 2020	12	43	3.6	11	0.92
Sep 2019	8	26	3.3	4	0.50
Sep 2018	16	37	2.3	11	0.69
Sep 2017	8	26	3.3	8	1.00
Sep 2016	8	27	3.4	6	0.75
Sep 2015	15	32	2.1	14	0.93
Sep 2014	11	26	2.4	11	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 38% · Maths 63% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%212th of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard38%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

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Derbyshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	38%	0%	105	103
2023/24	40%	0%	100	96
2022/23	18%	0%	97	93

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Thornsett Primary School (High Peak Federation)This school
This school

Good2024

1.8applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St George's CofE Primary School
1.6 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
New Mills Primary School
1.7 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
2.0 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Hayfield Primary School
2.1 km · Derbyshire

2026

1.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation)
2.8 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

4.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Hague Bar Primary School
3.2 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School
3.6 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Mellor Primary School
4.0 km · Stockport

2026

5.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112600 · 830/2182
Capacity: 89 pupils · 65 on roll
Free school meals: 29.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Aspenshaw Road, Birch Vale, High Peak, SK22 1AT
Local authority: Derbyshire · High Peak

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources