Etwall Primary School

Etwall Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. Pupils are confident, polite, and develop positive relationships with staff, contributing to a safe and happy learning environment. The curriculum is well-structured, covering essential knowledge across subjects, and most teachers display a good grasp of their subject matter, helping students achieve effectively. The school also excels in promoting reading and ensuring that children in the early years are engaged and well-prepared for future learning. Parents express high levels of satisfaction with the school's support for their children.

Strengths

• Strong positive relationships between pupils and staff.
• Effective leadership that supports staff well-being.
• Well-structured curriculum that covers essential knowledge.
• Strong focus on reading, with effective early reading curriculum.
• Good support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
• Positive behavior and attitudes to learning among pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers lack adequate training in specific foundation subjects.
• Occasional lack of depth in knowledge gained by pupils in certain subjects.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Etwall Primary School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.9% of pupils at Etwall Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Etwall Primary School had 22.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 26.0% of pupils at Etwall Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Etwall Primary School received £6,023 and spent £6,036 for each of its 323 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £40,000 (-£124 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Etwall Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Etwall Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Etwall Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Etwall Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Etwall Primary School have?

Etwall Primary School has 323 pupils on roll.

What age range does Etwall Primary School cover?

Etwall Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Etwall Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Etwall Primary School?

Etwall Primary School is at Egginton Road, Etwall, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6NB.