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Stanley Common Church of England Primary School

Primary · Ilkeston · DE7 6FS

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Inadequate

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Ofsted placed this school in a statutory category of concern, serious weaknesses, at the inspection of 23 November 2022. It stands until a later inspection lifts it.

Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: Requires improvementPersonal development: Requires improvementLeadership & management: InadequateSafeguarding effective: No

Inspected 23 November 2022

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At a glance

33 pupils · 47% of 70 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
42.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
23.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
URN
150624

In figures

We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Inadequate on 23 November 2022, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
0%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
101
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
98
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 school0%
Median of its 12 closest peers57.5%
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
New Holland Church of England and Methodist Primary SchoolBarrow-upon-Humber · 65 miles awayExpected standard50%
Ashton CofE Primary SchoolNorthampton · 61 miles awayGood43%
Kelling CE Primary SchoolKelling · 104 miles awayGood17%
Platts Heath Primary SchoolMaidstone · 150 miles awayNeeds attention56%
Ramshaw Primary SchoolBishop Auckland · 115 miles awayGood64%
Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolOrmskirk · 78 miles awayGood60%
Fourlanesend Community Primary SchoolTorpoint · 219 miles awayGood45%
Bakewell Methodist AcademyBakewell · 20 miles awayRequires improvement59%
St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolBucknell · 78 miles awayGood67%
Ulcombe Church of England Primary SchoolMaidstone · 149 miles awayGood (2016)15%
Ford End Church of England Primary SchoolChelmsford · 110 miles awayGood64%
St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton ParkBishop Auckland · 117 miles awayGood67%

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 6% (Derbyshire 1%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 3% (Derbyshire 0%, England 1%)

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)
12.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

5.26 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
16.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

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

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£10,737
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 72% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (8%) · supplies and services 13% (9%) · educational supplies 8% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £150,000; in-year balance +£50,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher26.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications21.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work31.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways20.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health44.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier72.3%62.3%
Social housing17.6%17.1%
Privately rented10.1%20.5%
Detached houses38.6%22.9%
Flats4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms24.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van14%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019701 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£247,50064 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£184,000–£332,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (23)£375,000
Semi-detached (28)£242,500
Terraced (13)£175,000

Homes around this school are cheaper 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
4a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
1a 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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