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Horsley CofE (Controlled) Primary School

Primary · DERBY · DE21 5BR

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No current grade

Ungraded inspection: no current grade

Ofsted's most recent visit was an ungraded inspection; its outcome was “Some aspects not as strong”. Since September 2024 these outcomes no longer confirm a named grade. This school does hold an older grade, but that outcome says the school has weakened since, so showing the old grade here would flatter it. It is in the inspection history below, with its date.

Inspected 11 February 2025

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At a glance

90 pupils · 117% of 77 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary controlled school
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
21.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
5.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
URN
112830

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 9 families named it first for 10 Reception places, 0.90 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.90 first-choice applications per place

10 places offered · 9 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

16 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
50%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
6%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
101
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school50%
Median of its 12 closest peers67%
Derbyshire average59.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Bishopton Redmarshall CofE Primary SchoolBishopton · 110 miles awayGood75%
North Cadbury Church of England Primary SchoolYeovil · 142 miles awayGood90%
Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolTaunton · 152 miles awayNeeds attention45%
Stamfordham Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · 142 miles awayGood61%
Sedley's Church of England Primary SchoolGravesend · 132 miles awayGood67%
Great Wood Community Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · 23 miles awayNeeds attention79%
Waterhouses CofE Primary AcademyStoke-on-Trent · 19 miles awayNo current grade63%
Stanton St Quintin Primary and Nursery SchoolNr. Chippenham · 106 miles awayGood100%
Earl Soham Community Primary SchoolWoodbridge · 125 miles awayGood63%
Charlesworth Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGlossop · 38 miles awayGood47%
Morton Primary AcademyAlfreton · 10 miles awayExpected standard67%
Chelford CofE Primary SchoolMacclesfield · 40 miles awayGood83%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 97% (Derbyshire 87%, England 60%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Derbyshire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 2%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.04 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Derbyshire: 3.13 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
25.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

33.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 12.5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £47,296; 20% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,688
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£20,235; in-year balance -£3,155

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher34.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications15.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work39.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways13.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health48.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier84.3%62.3%
Social housing4.4%17.1%
Privately rented11.3%20.5%
Detached houses49.9%22.9%
Flats1.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms30.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van10.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019467 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£318,00027 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£201,500–£457,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (14)£432,500
Semi-detached (7)£272,500
Terraced (6)£171,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
1a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
5a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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