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The Curzon CofE Primary School

Primary · Derby · DE22 5JA

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 19 November 2024

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At a glance

145 pupils · 91% of 160 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
13.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.curzon.derbyshire.sch.uk
URN
112981

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 19 families named it first for 20 Reception places, 0.95 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 19 November 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.95 first-choice applications per place

20 places offered · 19 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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
36%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
5%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
100
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 school36%
Median of its 12 closest peers58.5%
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
St Nicholas Church of England Primary SchoolSalisbury · 127 miles awayGood74%
Hillview Primary SchoolRuncorn · 55 miles awayGood54%
Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolChorley · 69 miles awayGood60%
Waltham on the Wolds Church of England Primary SchoolMelton Mowbray · 31 miles awayGood57%
Old Dalby Church of England Primary SchoolMelton Mowbray · 24 miles awayGood38%
South Wingfield Primary SchoolAlfreton · 9 miles awayExpected standard57%
St Leonard's Church of England Primary AcademySwindon · 94 miles awayGood53%
Hurst Green Church of England Primary School and NurseryEtchingham · 159 miles awayNo current grade71%
Stonham Aspal Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolStowmarket · 122 miles awayGood45%
Hemingbrough Community Primary SchoolSelby · 59 miles awayGood71%
Trevisker Primary SchoolWadebridge · 227 miles awayNo current grade60%
Northiam Church of England Primary School and NurseryRye · 163 miles awayNo current grade79%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 91% (Derbyshire 87%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Derbyshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other White background 2% (Derbyshire 3%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 3%) · Not recorded 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Derbyshire 0%, England 5%) · Black African 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 5%)

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)
4.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12.2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.22 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
17.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

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, 5.7 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 £48,296; 22.2% 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£6,175
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 7% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £34,912; in-year balance -£7,610

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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 higher46.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications11.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work49.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health54.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier78.9%62.3%
Social housing4.3%17.1%
Privately rented16.8%20.5%
Detached houses67.1%22.9%
Flats1.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms50.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van6.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01034254 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£665,00025 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£275,000–£1,200,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (16)£1,025,000
Semi-detached (7)£265,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of 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

No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
0an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
0an urban school averages 6.1

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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