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Norbury CofE Primary School

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

personMrs Sally Wright

location_onAshbourne, DE6 2EG

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

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Expected Standard

67%

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Demand Ratio

1.4x

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Norbury CofE Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Ashbourne, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.4×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 40% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Norbury CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 73 pupils on roll, of whom 22% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #133 of 263 primaries in Derbyshire and #8,595 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.4× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 12.8%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.1 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

67%

LA 58%

Reading67% LA 73%

Writing83% LA 69%

Maths67% LA 71%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading73% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths73% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading50% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing50% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths50% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.9

Read

LA -0.2

1.6 to 10.3

4.1

Write

LA -0.2

-0.1 to 8.3

7.7

Maths

LA -0.4

3.6 to 11.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading85% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths85% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.2

Read

LA -0.5

1.8 to 8.7

0.8

Write

LA -0.2

-2.4 to 4.0

3.9

Maths

LA -0.9

0.8 to 6.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 63%

Reading71% LA 76%

Writing86% LA 78%

Maths71% LA 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.6

Read

LA -0.7

-0.8 to 8

4.2

Write

LA -0.5

0 to 8.4

1.1

Maths

LA -1.2

-2.9 to 5.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 March 2025

Inspection Report

15 December 2023

Inspection Report

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15 May 2018

Inspection Report

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27 February 2014

Inspection Report

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20 March 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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02 May 2007

Inspection Report

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29 October 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-05-15

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-02-27

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-03-20

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

4.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.4%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 73 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.1%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	73	3	4.1%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	73	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	71	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	72	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	73	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	71	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	74	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	73	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	67	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	65	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	68	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	67	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	66	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	66	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	68	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	68	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	68	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	75	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	74	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	74	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	74	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	70	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	69	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	62	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	60	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	57	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 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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Norbury CofE Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

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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