Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #237 in Derbyshire public Top 99% UK

Pottery Primary School

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

personMrs Elizabeth Peach

location_onBelper, DE56 1HA

language Visit Website phone 1773823383

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

318

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Expected Standard

23%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Pottery Primary School is a Community school primary school in Belper, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 99% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Pottery Primary School is a community school in Belper, Derbyshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 302 pupils on roll, of whom 25% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 23% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #237 of 246 primaries in Derbyshire and #13,902 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

23%

LA 58%

Reading68% LA 73%

Writing38% LA 69%

Maths53% LA 71%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

26%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading56% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing40% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths46% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading63% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing65% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths59% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.7

Read

LA -0.2

-4.5 to -0.9

-1.2

Write

LA -0.2

-2.9 to 0.6

-3.5

Maths

LA -0.4

-5.2 to -1.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading77% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA -0.5

-1.7 to 1.7

1.4

Write

LA -0.2

-0.1 to 3.0

-2.3

Maths

LA -0.9

-3.8 to -0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 63%

Reading80% LA 76%

Writing87% LA 78%

Maths78% LA 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA -0.7

-1.2 to 2

2.3

Write

LA -0.5

0.8 to 3.8

-0.9

Maths

LA -1.2

-2.4 to 0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 October 2023

Inspection Report

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28 February 2018

Inspection Report

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11 March 2014

Inspection Report

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10 December 2012

Inspection Report

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26 September 2012

Inspection Report

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04 February 2010

Inspection Report

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27 November 2006

Inspection Report

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24 September 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-17

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-02-28

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-03-11

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-09-26

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(2 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 302 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, 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)	302	2	0.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	305	2	0.7%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	310	8	2.6%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	309	12	3.9%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	312	8	2.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	316	3	0.9%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	318	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	316	1	0.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	317	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	320	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	317	2	0.6%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	319	3	0.9%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	325	2	0.6%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	322	7	2.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	318	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	318	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	319	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	315	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	313	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	313	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	324	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	325	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	328	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	322	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	325	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	326	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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 17 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Pottery 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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