Community school · Derbyshire

Ambergate Primary School

4–11Ages
79Pupils
PrimaryPhase
112786URN

Toadmoor Lane, Ambergate, Belper, DE56 2GN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.4 below Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derbyshire

27 applications for 16 places · 139th of 184 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

36%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 9 June 2026Published 16 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong 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

9 June 2026
Report card · 4 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
16 March 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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Derbyshire median (2.0) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

27 applications · 16 places offered · 16 named it first

2026 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 2.1; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 2.3; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 2.0; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 2.5; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 2.8; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 3.1; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2019 2.0; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2018 2.4; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2017 2.3; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2016 2.1; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2015 2.9; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2014 3.0; 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	16	27	1.7	16	1.00
Sep 2025	8	17	2.1	8	1.00
Sep 2024	12	28	2.3	15	1.25
Sep 2023	14	28	2.0	18	1.29
Sep 2022	11	27	2.5	11	1.00
Sep 2021	12	34	2.8	14	1.17
Sep 2020	11	34	3.1	10	0.91
Sep 2019	12	24	2.0	12	1.00
Sep 2018	12	29	2.4	14	1.17
Sep 2017	12	27	2.3	11	0.92
Sep 2016	12	25	2.1	13	1.08
Sep 2015	8	23	2.9	8	1.00
Sep 2014	8	24	3.0	7	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 82% · Maths 45% → all three 36% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard36%218th of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard45%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	36%	18%	106	102
2023/24	69%	15%	107	102
2022/23	60%	10%	105	103

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

Ambergate Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School
1.8 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Heage Primary School
2.0 km · Derbyshire

Good2021
Crich Junior School
3.0 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

65%met the SATs standard
St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy
3.0 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery
3.2 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Crich Church of England Infant School
3.2 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

3.0applications per place
Long Row Primary School
3.3 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Crich Carr CofE Primary School
3.4 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.8applications per place

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112786 · 830/2623
Capacity: 86 pupils · 79 on roll
Free school meals: 8.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Toadmoor Lane, Ambergate, Belper, DE56 2GN
Local authority: Derbyshire · Amber Valley

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