Community school · Derbyshire

Herbert Strutt Primary School

4–11Ages
178Pupils
PrimaryPhase
112789URN

Thornhill Avenue, Belper, DE56 1SH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.8 above Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derbyshire

34 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

Inspection history

19 October 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
18 September 2013
Graded inspection: 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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Derbyshire median (2.0) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

34 applications · 12 places offered · 9 named it first

2026 2.8; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 2.0; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 2.2; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2019 1.4; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2018 2.0; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2017 1.9; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2016 2.3; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2015 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2014 2.0; 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	12	34	2.8	9	0.75
Sep 2025	27	47	1.7	27	1.00
Sep 2024	18	33	1.8	18	1.00
Sep 2023	19	35	1.8	19	1.00
Sep 2022	24	47	2.0	24	1.00
Sep 2021	18	39	2.2	18	1.00
Sep 2020	30	54	1.8	31	1.03
Sep 2019	28	40	1.4	28	1.00
Sep 2018	30	60	2.0	32	1.07
Sep 2017	29	56	1.9	29	1.00
Sep 2016	30	70	2.3	38	1.27
Sep 2015	30	52	1.7	31	1.03
Sep 2014	28	55	2.0	26	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 71% · Maths 86% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%69th of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

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	71%	4%	107	108
2023/24	61%	3%	103	104
2022/23	45%	10%	104	104

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

Herbert Strutt Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Pottery Primary School
1.3 km · Derbyshire

2026

3.6applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Holbrook Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery
1.5 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Milford Primary School
1.7 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Long Row Primary School
1.7 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.8 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Kilburn Infant and Nursery School
2.5 km · Derbyshire

Good2022

1.4applications per place
Kilburn Junior School
2.5 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

62%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112789 · 830/2626
Capacity: 210 pupils · 178 on roll
Free school meals: 46.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Thornhill Avenue, Belper, DE56 1SH
Local authority: Derbyshire · Amber Valley

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