Eyam CofE Primary School

Eyam CofE Primary School is a small, welcoming church primary where pupils are happy, feel safe and are proud to be part of the school community. The school has a well-researched curriculum that matches national expectations and is clearly sequenced, and pupils’ personal development is a standout feature: pupils take on leadership roles, champion fairness and equality, and are heavily involved in community and global work. Safeguarding is effective, pupils with SEND are well supported, and relationships with parents and governors are strong. Pupils behave well and achievement is improving. Early reading is taught well and pupils love reading, while oracy and early years provision are strengths. Attendance has improved and pastoral care is effective. The inspection was the school’s first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic, and no overall effectiveness grade was given under the current inspection framework. The main areas for improvement are that reading books are not closely enough matched to some pupils’ phonics knowledge, which slows their progress towards fluency, and that the curriculum is not yet consistently implemented in some foundation subjects. A few wider curriculum subjects are still in the early stages of implementation, so the school needs to ensure intended curriculum plans are delivered consistently across all subjects.

Strengths

• Pupils are extremely proud, happy and feel safe in a school that sits at the heart of its community
• Personal development is outstanding, with pupils acting as leaders and championing equality and fairness
• Pupils are knowledgeable about British Values and are heavily involved in community and global citizenship work
• The curriculum is well researched, ambitious and clearly sequenced from early years to Year 6
• Oracy is developed effectively, particularly in the early years, through discussion, rhymes and songs
• Staff have strong subject knowledge and check pupils’ understanding, adapting learning well
• Pupils with SEND receive expert care and support, and achieve well
• The phonics curriculum is well designed and delivered expertly
• A love of reading is promoted through a well-stocked library and diverse authors
• Attendance has improved, with fewer pupils absent or late
• Pastoral care is effective, and older pupils act as positive role models through leadership roles
• Parents are extraordinarily supportive, and governors provide effective support and challenge
• Staff welfare is considered, and safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• Reading books are not closely enough matched to some pupils’ phonics knowledge
• Some pupils do not get enough regular practice to become accurate and fluent readers as quickly as they could
• The curriculum is not consistently implemented in some foundation subjects
• A few wider curriculum subjects are still in the early stages of implementation

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 Eyam CofE Primary School attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.4% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Eyam CofE 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 Eyam CofE Primary School had 15.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 2.3% 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, 46.9% of pupils at Eyam CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% 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 Eyam CofE Primary School received £10,444 and spent £9,733 for each of its 64 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £183,000 (£2,857 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 Eyam CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Eyam CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Eyam CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Eyam CofE Primary School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Eyam CofE Primary School have?

Eyam CofE Primary School has 64 pupils on roll.

What age range does Eyam CofE Primary School cover?

Eyam CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Eyam CofE Primary School?

Eyam CofE Primary School is at Church Street, Eyam, Hope Valley, Derbyshire, S32 5QH.