Community school · Derbyshire

Pottery Primary School

4–11Ages
285Pupils
PrimaryPhase
112787URN

Kilbourne Road, Belper, DE56 1HA · 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

3.6per place

1.5 above Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derbyshire

71 applications for 20 places · 2nd of 184 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

23%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 23 June 2026Published 9 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected 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

23 June 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
17 October 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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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

3.6applications per place, Reception

1.5 above Derbyshire median (2.0) 1.4 above England median (2.2)

71 applications · 20 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 3.6; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 3.5; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 2.2; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 2.5; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 2.3; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 2.5; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 2.4; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2019 2.4; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2018 3.3; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2017 2.3; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2016 2.6; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2015 2.8; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2014 2.3; Derbyshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Derbyshire median in 13 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	20	71	3.6	20	1.00
Sep 2025	22	76	3.5	22	1.00
Sep 2024	43	96	2.2	41	0.95
Sep 2023	38	93	2.5	38	1.00
Sep 2022	42	97	2.3	40	0.95
Sep 2021	45	114	2.5	47	1.04
Sep 2020	44	106	2.4	44	1.00
Sep 2019	45	107	2.4	48	1.07
Sep 2018	31	103	3.3	29	0.94
Sep 2017	45	104	2.3	35	0.78
Sep 2016	45	116	2.6	40	0.89
Sep 2015	40	111	2.8	39	0.98
Sep 2014	43	98	2.3	41	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 38% · Maths 53% → all three 23% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard23%238th of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard38%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard53%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	23%	3%	102	100
2023/24	26%	0%	101	100
2022/23	52%	4%	104	102

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

Pottery Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.6applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery
0.7 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Herbert Strutt Primary School
1.3 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.5 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Long Row Primary School
1.6 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Street Lane Primary School
2.4 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2022

3.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Holbrook Church of England Primary School
2.5 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Kilburn Infant and Nursery School
2.7 km · Derbyshire

Good2022

1.4applications per place
Kilburn Junior School
2.7 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

62%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112787 · 830/2624
Capacity: 318 pupils · 285 on roll
Free school meals: 24.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Kilbourne Road, Belper, DE56 1HA
Local authority: Derbyshire · Amber Valley

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources