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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
- 17 December 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 8 January 2020Graded 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 entry14 applications · 7 places offered · 7 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.0; Derbyshire median median 2.0
- 2025 3.5; Derbyshire median median 2.1
- 2024 2.5; Derbyshire median median 2.1
- 2023 3.3; Derbyshire median median 2.2
- 2022 1.6; Derbyshire median median 2.2
- 2021 3.7; Derbyshire median median 2.2
- 2020 2.3; Derbyshire median median 2.2
- 2019 4.7; Derbyshire median median 2.1
- 2018 2.5; Derbyshire median median 2.2
- 2017 2.7; Derbyshire median median 2.2
- 2016 3.4; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2015 2.5; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2014 2.7; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
- This school
- Derbyshire median
Dashed bars: as Darley Churchtown CofE Primary School (URN 112839), 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 | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2020 | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2017 | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2016 * | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 18 | 45 | 2.5 | 16 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2014 * | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 10 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 80% · Writing 70% · Maths 80% → all three 70% 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 | 70% | 0% | 104 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 14% | 110 | 109 |
| 2022/23 | 67% | 17% | 107 | 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
- Darley Churchtown Church of England Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20242.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · DerbyshireStandards maintained20252.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · DerbyshireRemains Good20241.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
- 2.8 km · DerbyshireOutstanding20241.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 2.9 km · DerbyshireGood20241.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- 3.2 km · DerbyshireRemains Good20223.0applications per place
- 3.3 km · Derbyshire202686%met the SATs standard
- 3.8 km · DerbyshireStandards maintained20251.7applications per place
- 4.7 km · DerbyshireGraded · no overall grade20252.4applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 142839 · 830/3068
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 106 pupils · 41 on roll
- Free school meals
- 61.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 May 2017
- Replaced
- Darley Churchtown CofE Primary School (URN 112839)
- Address
- Church Road, Darley Dale, Matlock, DE4 2GL
- Local authority
- Derbyshire · Derbyshire Dales
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources