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Pottery Primary School

Community school · Belper · DE56 1HA

Ages 4–11 · 285 pupils · Derbyshire

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

26%

Overall absence

5.6%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2023-10-17

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
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)26%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.2%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
276

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

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

41

Places offered

43

1st-preference offers

41

Total preferences (any rank)
96
Preferred offers (top 3)
43
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 fill90%

285 pupils · 318 places

Pupils on roll
285
Boys / girls
145 / 140
School capacity
318
Capacity fill
285 / 318 (90%)
Free school meals
24.9%
FSM pupils
71
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Darren Hooley

Location

Address
Kilbourne Road
Postcode
DE56 1HA
Town
Belper
County
Derbyshire
Local authority
Derbyshire
District
Amber Valley
Constituency
Mid Derbyshire
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Belper, Derbyshire, 285 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 24.9%.

Open schools in Belper
17
Primary schools in Belper
14
Academies among open schools in Belper
47% (8)
Open schools in DE56
19
Primary in DE56
15
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 BelperNear DE56

  • Herbert Strutt Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Belper · DE56 1SH · Derbyshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM46.1%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Long Row Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Belper · DE56 1DR · Derbyshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM20.7%
    • Demand0.97

    1.0 miles away

  • Street Lane Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ripley · DE5 8NE · Derbyshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM19.4%
    • Demand1.22

    1.5 miles away

  • Kilburn Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Belper · DE56 0LA · Derbyshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence3.5%
    • FSM24.0%

    1.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Darren Hooley
Telephone
01773823383
Website
http://www.pottery.derbyshire.sch.uk

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