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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| 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 |
Inspection history
- 4 March 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 17 September 2019Graded inspection: 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 entry28 applications · 14 places offered · 14 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.0; Derbyshire median median 2.0
- 2025 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.1
- 2024 1.6; Derbyshire median median 2.1
- 2023 1.5; Derbyshire median median 2.2
- 2022 2.8; Derbyshire median median 2.2
- 2021 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.2
- 2020 2.5; Derbyshire median median 2.2
- 2019 2.5; Derbyshire median median 2.1
- 2018 2.9; Derbyshire median median 2.2
- 2017 2.3; Derbyshire median median 2.2
- 2016 2.1; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2015 2.0; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2014 1.9; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
- This school
- Derbyshire median
Dashed bars: as St Joseph's Catholic Primary (URN 112929), the previous school.
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 | 14 | 28 | 2.0 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 11 | 19 | 1.7 | 11 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 14 | 23 | 1.6 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 13 | 20 | 1.5 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 14 | 25 | 1.8 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2019 | 14 | 35 | 2.5 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 12 | 28 | 2.3 | 12 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 20 | 41 | 2.1 | 20 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 28 | 55 | 2.0 | 27 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2014 * | 30 | 58 | 1.9 | 31 | 1.03 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 68% · Writing 68% · Maths 74% → all three 37% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Derbyshire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 37% | 0% | 104 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 0% | 103 | 102 |
| 2022/23 | 53% | 0% | 104 | 100 |
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 Joseph's Catholic Voluntary AcademyThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20252.0applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
- 0.2 km · DerbyshireGraded · no overall grade20252.4applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · DerbyshireStandards maintained20251.7applications per place
- 1.5 km · Derbyshire202686%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · DerbyshireRemains Good20243.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · DerbyshireRemains Good20224.1applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
- 3.1 km · DerbyshireRemains Good20232.0applications per place
- 3.2 km · DerbyshireStandards maintained20252.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 3.6 km · DerbyshireGood20242.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 142827 · 830/2020
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 240 pupils · 156 on roll
- Free school meals
- 57.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 November 2016
- Replaced
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary (URN 112929)
- Address
- Chesterfield Road, Matlock, DE4 3FT
- Local authority
- Derbyshire · Derbyshire Dales
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources