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Netherseal St Peter's CofE (C) Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Swadlincote · DE12 8BZ

Ages 4–11 · 55 pupils · Derbyshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

58%

Overall absence

4.5%

Admissions demand

0.75 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-05-23

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
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)58%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.7%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
52

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

0.75 · Often has places

1st preferences

3

Places offered

4

1st-preference offers

3

Total preferences (any rank)
14
Preferred offers (top 3)
4
Applications from outside LA
1
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 fill79%

55 pupils · 70 places

Pupils on roll
55
Boys / girls
30 / 25
School capacity
70
Capacity fill
55 / 70 (79%)
Free school meals
43.6%
FSM pupils
24
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • 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 Melanie Machell

Location

Address
Main Street
Postcode
DE12 8BZ
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 4–11, in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, 55 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 43.6%. 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 DE12
14
Primary in DE12
13
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 DE12

  • Overseal Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Swadlincote · DE12 6LU · Derbyshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM25.0%
    • Demand1.20

    1.9 miles away

  • Linton Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Foundation school · Primary

    Swadlincote · DE12 6QA · Derbyshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM35.5%
    • Demand0.95

    2.3 miles away

  • Oakthorpe Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Swadlincote · DE12 7RE · Leicestershire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence8.4%
    • FSM30.0%
    • Demand0.82

    2.3 miles away

  • Donisthorpe Primary School

    Ofsted: Improved significantly

    Academy converter · Primary

    Swadlincote · DE12 7QF · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM14.0%
    • Demand0.97

    2.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Melanie Machell
Telephone
01283760283
Website
http://www.netherseal.derbyshire.sch.uk

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