Duffield the Meadows Primary School is a primary school located in Belper. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 08/02/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Park Road, Belper, DE56 4GT
Website: www.duffieldmeadows.derbyshire.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01332840305
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Faye Novak-Lemmings
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112690

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 08/02/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 298
Number of Boys: 162
Number of Girls: 136

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.1 to 2.3
Writing
Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -3.8 to -0.7
Maths
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Duffield the Meadows Primary School
Park Road , Duffield DE56 4GT
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
William Gilbert Endowed Church of England Primary School
Vicarage Lane , Duffield DE56 4EB
4out of 4 731 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Milford Primary School
Chevin Road , Milford DE56 0QH
3out of 4 2,417 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Curzon CofE Primary School
Church Road , Quarndon DE22 5JA
3out of 4 2,601 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Ecclesbourne School
Wirksworth Road , Duffield DE56 4GS
4out of 4 540 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.