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Morley Primary School

Community school · Ilkeston · DE7 6DF

Ages 5–11 · 82 pupils · Derbyshire

KS2 expected (RWM)

86%

Overall absence

2.4%

Admissions demand

1.10 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)86%
Higher standard (RWM)21%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
109.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence2.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)3.9%
Unauthorised0.2%
Authorised absence
2.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
76

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

1.10 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

11

Places offered

10

1st-preference offers

9

Total preferences (any rank)
37
Preferred offers (top 3)
10
Applications from outside LA
18
Offers to outside-LA applicants
5

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 (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill117%

82 pupils · 70 places

Pupils on roll
82
Boys / girls
40 / 42
School capacity
70
Capacity fill
82 / 70 (117%)
Free school meals
9.8%
FSM pupils
8
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Anthony Taylor

Location

Address
Main Road, Morley
Postcode
DE7 6DF
Town
Ilkeston
County
Derbyshire
Local authority
Derbyshire
District
Erewash
Constituency
Mid Derbyshire
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural village

Local context

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

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, 82 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 9.8%.

Open schools in Ilkeston
25
Primary schools in Ilkeston
20
Academies among open schools in Ilkeston
64% (16)
Open schools in DE7
25
Primary in DE7
20
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 IlkestonNear DE7

  • Morley Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ilkeston · DE7 6DF · Derbyshire

    Ages 5–11

    • FSM12.5%

    0.0 miles away

  • St Andrew's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Ilkeston · DE7 6FB · Derbyshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM17.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.7 miles away

  • Breadsall CofE VC Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Breadsall · DE21 5LF · Derbyshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS294%
    • Absence2.8%
    • FSM7.8%
    • Demand0.88

    1.7 miles away

  • Parkview Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Derby. · DE21 2RQ · Derby

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM18.9%
    • Demand1.47

    1.8 miles away

  • Little Eaton Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Derby · DE21 5AB · Derbyshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM5.9%
    • Demand1.00

    1.9 miles away

  • Horsley Woodhouse Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ilkeston · DE7 6AT · Derbyshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM11.6%
    • Demand1.00

    2.1 miles away

  • Scargill CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Ilkeston · DE7 6GU · Derbyshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM14.3%
    • Demand1.00

    2.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Anthony Taylor

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