Voluntary controlled school · Derbyshire

St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery

3–11Ages
398Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
112875URN

Laund Nook, Belper, DE56 1GY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

98 applications for 58 places · 139th of 184 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%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 · 14 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

1.7applications per place, Reception

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

98 applications · 58 places offered · 55 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 1.4; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 2.0; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 1.9; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 2.0; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 2.2; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2019 1.9; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2018 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2017 2.0; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2016 2.1; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2015 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2014 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Derbyshire median in 1 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	58	98	1.7	55	0.95
Sep 2025	70	100	1.4	70	1.00
Sep 2024	42	84	2.0	41	0.98
Sep 2023	47	90	1.9	47	1.00
Sep 2022	41	81	2.0	41	1.00
Sep 2021	55	98	1.8	55	1.00
Sep 2020	48	107	2.2	46	0.96
Sep 2019	52	98	1.9	51	0.98
Sep 2018	64	111	1.7	61	0.95
Sep 2017	70	140	2.0	80	1.14
Sep 2016	70	145	2.1	76	1.09
Sep 2015	68	120	1.8	66	0.97
Sep 2014	68	123	1.8	65	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 70% · Maths 68% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%157th of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	55%	9%	104	104
2023/24	71%	14%	105	106
2022/23	61%	7%	104	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

St John's CofE Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

Good2023

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

2026

3.6applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.8 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Herbert Strutt Primary School
1.5 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Heage Primary School
2.7 km · Derbyshire

Good2021
Holbrook Church of England Primary School
2.9 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Street Lane Primary School
3.0 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2022

3.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Milford Primary School
3.0 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112875 · 830/3161
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 490 pupils · 398 on roll
Free school meals: 17.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Laund Nook, Belper, DE56 1GY
Local authority: Derbyshire · Amber Valley

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