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Hartshorne CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Swadlincote · DE11 7ES

Ages 3–11 · 110 pupils · Derbyshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

85%

Overall absence

6.4%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-05-21

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)85%
Higher standard (RWM)15%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
109.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
113.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.8%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
5.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.1%
Enrolments in measure
94

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

18

Places offered

18

1st-preference offers

16

Total preferences (any rank)
39
Preferred offers (top 3)
18
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill98%

110 pupils · 112 places

Pupils on roll
110
Boys / girls
41 / 69
School capacity
112
Capacity fill
110 / 112 (98%)
Free school meals
20.9%
FSM pupils
23
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Derby
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Layhe-Humphreys

Location

Address
Main Street, Hartshorne
Postcode
DE11 7ES
Town
Swadlincote
County
Derbyshire
Local authority
Derbyshire
District
South Derbyshire
Constituency
South Derbyshire
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, 110 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 20.9%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Derby.

Open schools in Swadlincote
33
Primary schools in Swadlincote
28
Academies among open schools in Swadlincote
64% (21)
Open schools in DE11
20
Primary in DE11
16
Open schools in Derbyshire LA
454
Primary in Derbyshire LA
354

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in SwadlincoteNear DE11

  • Eureka Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 5–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM41.0%
    • Demand1.42

    1.0 miles away

  • Three Trees Infant Academy

    Ofsted: Inadequate

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Swadlincote · DE11 7EA · Derbyshire

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM45.5%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Three Trees CofE Junior Academy

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Swadlincote · DE11 7EA · Derbyshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS241%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM52.6%

    1.4 miles away

  • Belmont Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    DE11 8JZ · Derbyshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS237%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM26.7%
    • Demand0.93

    1.5 miles away

  • Springfield Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Swadlincote · DE11 0BU · Derbyshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS237%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM62.6%

    1.6 miles away

  • Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 3–7

    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM46.5%
    • Demand0.93

    1.7 miles away

  • St Edward's Catholic Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Swadlincote · DE11 0BD · Derbyshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM23.9%
    • Demand1.23

    1.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Layhe-Humphreys
Telephone
01283217423
Website
www.hartshorne.derbyshire.sch.uk/

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