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Darley Dale Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Sarah Hudson

location_onMatlock, DE4 2QB

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

202

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Darley Dale Primary School is a Community school primary school in Matlock, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Darley Dale Primary School is a community school in Matlock, Derbyshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 204 pupils on roll, of whom 22% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #88 of 246 primaries in Derbyshire and #6,174 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 58%

Reading80% LA 73%

Writing73% LA 69%

Maths83% LA 71%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading73% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing79% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths85% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading94% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths88% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.1

Read

LA -0.2

1.9 to 6.3

1.0

Write

LA -0.2

-1.1 to 3.1

3.5

Maths

LA -0.4

1.4 to 5.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading70% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths73% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.7

Read

LA -0.5

-5.0 to -0.5

-1.1

Write

LA -0.2

-3.2 to 1.0

-3.9

Maths

LA -0.9

-5.9 to -1.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 63%

Reading97% LA 76%

Writing90% LA 78%

Maths93% LA 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA -0.7

-0.3 to 4.1

0.5

Write

LA -0.5

-1.6 to 2.6

1.8

Maths

LA -1.2

-0.2 to 3.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 January 2025

Inspection Report

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26 November 2019

Inspection Report

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11 December 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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03 December 2008

Inspection Report

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10 January 2006

Inspection Report

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11 September 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-11-26

Exempt School Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2013-12-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2008-12-03

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 204 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	202	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	207	1	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 11 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Darley Dale Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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