Academy converter · Derbyshire

Horsley Woodhouse Primary School

4–11Ages
95Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146444URN

Main Street, Horsley Woodhouse, Ilkeston, DE7 6AT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.9per place

2.8 above Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derbyshire

39 applications for 8 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%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 · 21 March 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

4.9applications per place, Reception

2.8 above Derbyshire median (2.0) 2.7 above England median (2.2)

39 applications · 8 places offered · 8 named it first

2026 4.9; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 3.6; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 3.8; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 3.6; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 4.4; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 4.8; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 3.1; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2019 3.2; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2018 3.4; Derbyshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 3.6; Derbyshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 3.2; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 3.3; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 3.1; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Derbyshire median in 8 of 8 years.

This school
Derbyshire median

Dashed bars: as Horsley Woodhouse Primary School (URN 112567), 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	8	39	4.9	8	1.00
Sep 2025	15	54	3.6	13	0.87
Sep 2024	9	34	3.8	9	1.00
Sep 2023	14	50	3.6	12	0.86
Sep 2022	10	44	4.4	10	1.00
Sep 2021	9	43	4.8	9	1.00
Sep 2020	18	56	3.1	17	0.94
Sep 2019	13	42	3.2	12	0.92
Sep 2018 *	15	51	3.4	17	1.13
Sep 2017 *	16	58	3.6	23	1.44
Sep 2016 *	15	48	3.2	15	1.00
Sep 2015 *	15	49	3.3	17	1.13
Sep 2014 *	15	46	3.1	16	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 71% · Maths 64% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%175th of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

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Derbyshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	50%	7%	104	103
2023/24	55%	10%	104	105
2022/23	62%	15%	106	108

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

Horsley Woodhouse Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

4.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Richardson Endowed Primary School
1.3 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Denby Free CofE VA Primary School
1.7 km · Derbyshire

2026

2.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Kilburn Infant and Nursery School
1.9 km · Derbyshire

Good2022

1.4applications per place
Kilburn Junior School
1.9 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

62%met the SATs standard
Horsley CofE (Controlled) Primary School
1.9 km · Derbyshire

Some aspects not as strong2025

3.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Holbrook Church of England Primary School
3.2 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Stanley Common Church of England Primary School
3.3 km · Derbyshire

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022

0%met the SATs standard
Morley Primary School
3.4 km · Derbyshire

2026

3.5applications per place 92%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: 146444 · 830/2133
Trust: Embark Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 105 pupils · 95 on roll
Free school meals: 11.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2019
Replaced: Horsley Woodhouse Primary School (URN 112567)
Address: Main Street, Horsley Woodhouse, Ilkeston, DE7 6AT
Local authority: Derbyshire · Amber Valley

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