Voluntary controlled school · Derbyshire

Rowsley CofE (Controlled) Primary School

4–11Ages
60Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
112820URN

Woodhouse Road, Rowsley, Matlock, DE4 2ED · 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

1.5per place

0.5 below Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

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12 applications for 8 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%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 · 22 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

22 May 2024
Graded inspection: Good
16 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Derbyshire median (2.0) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

12 applications · 8 places offered · 8 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 3.3; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 2.6; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 5.0; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 4.7; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 3.5; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2019 2.1; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2018 2.0; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2017 3.4; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2016 3.3; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2015 2.0; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2014 2.1; 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	8	12	1.5	8	1.00
Sep 2025	3	10	3.3	3	1.00
Sep 2024	10	26	2.6	10	1.00
Sep 2023	3	15	5.0	3	1.00
Sep 2022	3	14	4.7	3	1.00
Sep 2021	11	19	1.7	10	0.91
Sep 2020	6	21	3.5	6	1.00
Sep 2019	9	19	2.1	9	1.00
Sep 2018	8	16	2.0	8	1.00
Sep 2017	5	17	3.4	5	1.00
Sep 2016	4	13	3.3	4	1.00
Sep 2015	9	18	2.0	7	0.78
Sep 2014	9	19	2.1	8	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 90% · Maths 90% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%28th of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	80%	0%	107	105
2023/24	55%	0%	105	100
2022/23	50%	0%	103	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

Rowsley CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Stanton-in-Peak CofE Primary School
2.1 km · Derbyshire

Outstanding2024

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Darley Churchtown Church of England Primary School
2.9 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Darley Dale Primary School
4.0 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
South Darley CofE Primary School
4.4 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Bakewell Methodist Academy
4.5 km · Derbyshire

Requires improvement2021

59%met the SATs standard
Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School
4.6 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
Bakewell CofE Infant School
4.9 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place
Winster CofE Primary School
5.3 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112820 · 830/3038
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 84 pupils · 60 on roll
Free school meals: 48.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Woodhouse Road, Rowsley, Matlock, DE4 2ED
Local authority: Derbyshire · Derbyshire Dales

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