Norbury CofE Primary School
Primary · Ashbourne · DE6 2EG
Data updated
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 15 December 2023
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
75 pupils · 96% of 78 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Free school meals
- 16% of pupils (January 2026)
- URN
- 150880
In figures
For September 2026 entry, 16 families named it first for 12 Reception places, 1.33 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 2.488 miles, the only Reception round we hold for it. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 15 December 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
1.33 first-choice applications per place12 places offered · 16 first-choice applications · oversubscribed
Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured
Catchment area
Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 2.488 miles for 2026 entry.
Admissions cutoff distance: Reception
Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 2.488 miles
measured in a straight line.
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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work
Compare admissions across the area: Ashbourne school admissions · Derbyshire school admissions
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 99% (Derbyshire 87%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 1%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured
Staffing
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
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £55,542; 12.5% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 6/10around the middle for England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 41.6% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 13.1% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 40.9% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 9.8% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 56.1% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 81% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 4.6% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 14.3% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 66.3% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 2% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 44.8% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 3.4% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019629 · how to read area figures
Roads around the school
No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0a rural school averages 0.3
- Collisions at school-run times
- 0a rural school averages 0.7
- All reported collisions
- 0a 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