Norbriggs Primary School

Norbriggs Primary School continues to be rated as a good school, with pupils expressing enjoyment in attending and learning. The school fosters a positive environment where respect, responsibility, and resilience are emphasized. Pupils benefit from a diverse range of extracurricular activities, enhancing their school experience and contributing positively to the community. The curriculum is well-structured to help students build their knowledge over time, particularly in subjects such as mathematics and physical education, where pupils show confidence and skill development. Despite these strengths, the school faces challenges, particularly regarding attendance and phonics instruction. Some pupils struggle with consistent attendance, which impacts their learning and broader development experiences. Additionally, recent changes to phonics instruction have not yet fully translated into consistent reading fluency among some younger pupils. Addressing these issues will be critical as the school aims to further enhance student outcomes.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy learning and feel safe at school.
• The curriculum effectively builds pupils' knowledge over time.
• Good support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Strong emphasis on wider development and community engagement.
• Positive behaviours and respectful attitudes observed in pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils are persistently absent, affecting their learning.
• Inconsistent application of phonics by some pupils when reading unfamiliar words.

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 Norbriggs Primary School attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.4% 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, 1.6% of pupils at Norbriggs 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 Norbriggs Primary School had 18.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.6% 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, 36.8% of pupils at Norbriggs Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% 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 Norbriggs Primary School received £8,841 and spent £8,670 for each of its 172 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £92,000 (£536 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 Norbriggs Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Norbriggs Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Norbriggs Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Norbriggs Primary School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Norbriggs Primary School have?

Norbriggs Primary School has 182 pupils on roll.

What age range does Norbriggs Primary School cover?

Norbriggs Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Norbriggs Primary School?

Norbriggs Primary School is at Norbriggs Road, Mastin Moor, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3BW.