Overseal Primary School

Overseal Primary School demonstrates strong overall performance, especially in its commitment to inclusion and support for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs. The leadership, since the new headteacher's appointment in 2024, has ensured that the school's vision is centered around inclusivity and effective development plans. Pupils show enthusiasm for learning, feel safe within the supportive environment, and generally achieve well across the curriculum. However, there were previous declines in some national test performances, especially in 2025, but leaders have effectively addressed these issues, leading to impressive improvements in current pupils' achievements.

Strengths

• Effective safeguarding measures create a safe environment for pupils.
• Leaders possess a detailed understanding of the needs of disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND.
• Staff provide highly effective tailored support for pupils.
• Pupils demonstrate enthusiasm for learning and excel in reading by the end of key stage 1.
• Staff receive targeted training to enhance their ability to support pupils.
• The early years curriculum supports children effectively in their learning.
• Pupils engage thoughtfully in discussions about contemporary issues and demonstrate emotional literacy.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not consistently secure accurate spelling.
• Occasionally, teachers fail to notice when pupils misunderstand or forget content.
• Attendance of pupils with SEND has been a concern, although leaders are addressing it.

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 Overseal Primary School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.6% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Overseal 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 Overseal Primary School had 20.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.7% 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, 10.8% of pupils at Overseal Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.4% 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 Overseal Primary School received £6,924 and spent £6,580 for each of its 204 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £276,000 (£1,355 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 Overseal Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Overseal Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was Overseal Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Overseal Primary School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does Overseal Primary School have?

Overseal Primary School has 204 pupils on roll.

What age range does Overseal Primary School cover?

Overseal Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Overseal Primary School?

Overseal Primary School is at Woodville Road, Overseal, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 6LU.