Voluntary aided school · Derbyshire

Denby Free CofE VA Primary School

4–11Ages
113Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
112881URN

Church Street, Denby Village, Ripley, DE5 8PH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derbyshire

44 applications for 20 places · 57th of 184 in Derbyshire

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

Report card · inspected 19 May 2026Published 12 July 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

19 May 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
7 June 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

2.2applications per place, Reception

close to Derbyshire median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

44 applications · 20 places offered · 19 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 2.6; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 2.6; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 2.4; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 3.9; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 2.6; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 2.8; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2019 2.5; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2018 2.3; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2017 3.0; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2016 2.9; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2015 2.2; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2014 2.5; 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	44	2.2	19	0.95
Sep 2025	14	37	2.6	12	0.86
Sep 2024	13	34	2.6	12	0.92
Sep 2023	20	47	2.4	21	1.05
Sep 2022	12	47	3.9	11	0.92
Sep 2021	19	50	2.6	19	1.00
Sep 2020	17	47	2.8	17	1.00
Sep 2019	20	50	2.5	16	0.80
Sep 2018	20	46	2.3	21	1.05
Sep 2017	19	57	3.0	18	0.95
Sep 2016	17	49	2.9	17	1.00
Sep 2015	20	44	2.2	17	0.85
Sep 2014	15	37	2.5	10	0.67

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 90% · Maths 80% → 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 standard85%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard55%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard35%

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	80%	15%	109	108
2023/24	62%	31%	108	105
2022/23	45%	0%	105	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

Denby Free CofE VA Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Horsley Woodhouse Primary School
1.7 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

4.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Kilburn Infant and Nursery School
2.0 km · Derbyshire

Good2022

1.4applications per place
Kilburn Junior School
2.0 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

62%met the SATs standard
Richardson Endowed Primary School
2.1 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Street Lane Primary School
2.3 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2022

3.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery
2.3 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Howitt Primary Community School
2.8 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Horsley CofE (Controlled) Primary School
2.9 km · Derbyshire

Some aspects not as strong2025

3.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112881 · 830/3315
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 140 pupils · 113 on roll
Free school meals: 9.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Church Street, Denby Village, Ripley, DE5 8PH
Local authority: Derbyshire · Amber Valley

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