Academy sponsor led · Derbyshire

Gamesley Primary and Nursery School

2–11Ages
180Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146665URN

Grindleford Grove, Gamesley, Glossop, SK13 6HW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.7 below Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derbyshire

36 applications for 27 places · 179th of 184 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%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 · 18 April 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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Derbyshire median (2.0) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

36 applications · 27 places offered · 27 named it first

2026 1.3; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 1.4; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 1.4; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 1.4; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 1.6; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 1.2; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 1.2; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2019 1.6; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2018 1.3; Derbyshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Derbyshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Derbyshire median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Derbyshire median

Dashed bars: as Gamesley Community Primary School (URN 112693), 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	27	36	1.3	27	1.00
Sep 2025	17	24	1.4	17	1.00
Sep 2024	20	27	1.4	20	1.00
Sep 2023	26	36	1.4	26	1.00
Sep 2022	25	39	1.6	25	1.00
Sep 2021	27	33	1.2	25	0.93
Sep 2020	29	34	1.2	29	1.00
Sep 2019	29	45	1.6	29	1.00
Sep 2018 *	33	42	1.3	33	1.00
Sep 2017 *	32	44	1.4	32	1.00
Sep 2016 *	39	59	1.5	52	1.33
Sep 2015 *	44	63	1.4	55	1.25
Sep 2014 *	39	56	1.4	44	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 74% · Maths 81% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%87th of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard26%

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	67%	11%	104	104
2023/24	38%	3%	103	101
2022/23	57%	5%	105	103

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

Gamesley Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.7 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place
Dinting Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.1 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

3.7applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Simmondley Primary School
1.5 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2024
St Charles' Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.7 km · Derbyshire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's CofE Junior School
1.7 km · Derbyshire

2025

59%met the SATs standard
Hadfield Infant School
1.7 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place
Charlesworth Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.7 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Hollingworth Primary School
1.7 km · Tameside

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place

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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146665 · 830/2040
Trust: Victorious Academies Trust
Capacity: 364 pupils · 180 on roll
Free school meals: 75.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2018
Replaced: Gamesley Community Primary School (URN 112693)
Address: Grindleford Grove, Gamesley, Glossop, SK13 6HW
Local authority: Derbyshire · High Peak

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources