Community school · Derbyshire

Middleton Community Primary School

4–11Ages
93Pupils
PrimaryPhase
112654URN

Main Street, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Matlock, DE4 4LQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derbyshire

23 applications for 11 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 10 February 2026Published 23 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour				Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

10 February 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
2 February 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.1applications per place, Reception

close to Derbyshire median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

23 applications · 11 places offered · 11 named it first

2026 2.1; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 2.2; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 2.6; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 2.7; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 3.3; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 2.1; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 1.9; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2019 2.1; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2018 2.2; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2017 2.1; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2016 2.4; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2015 2.2; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2014 1.5; Derbyshire median median 2.1

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	11	23	2.1	11	1.00
Sep 2025	11	24	2.2	11	1.00
Sep 2024	8	21	2.6	8	1.00
Sep 2023	10	27	2.7	10	1.00
Sep 2022	7	23	3.3	7	1.00
Sep 2021	11	23	2.1	10	0.91
Sep 2020	9	17	1.9	9	1.00
Sep 2019	16	33	2.1	16	1.00
Sep 2018	12	26	2.2	11	0.92
Sep 2017	9	19	2.1	9	1.00
Sep 2016	12	29	2.4	19	1.58
Sep 2015	11	24	2.2	11	1.00
Sep 2014	13	20	1.5	13	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 78% · Maths 94% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%39th of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard56%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth28%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Derbyshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	78%	28%	110	108
2023/24	64%	29%	108	108
2022/23	60%	13%	105	106

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

Middleton Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.1applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Wirksworth CofE Infant School
1.9 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place
Cromford Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Derbyshire

Good2022

2.0applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Wirksworth Junior School
2.1 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

44%met the SATs standard
Bonsall CofE (A) Primary School
2.4 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Matlock Bath Holy Trinity CofE Controlled Primary School
2.6 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place
Carsington and Hopton Primary School
3.5 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place
St Giles Church of England Primary and Nursery School
4.2 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2024

3.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Lea Primary School
4.6 km · Derbyshire

Outstanding2024

2.3applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112654 · 830/2277
Capacity: 92 pupils · 93 on roll
Free school meals: 29.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Main Street, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Matlock, DE4 4LQ
Local authority: Derbyshire · Derbyshire Dales

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