Hartshorne CofE Primary School

Hartshorne CofE Primary School is performing well overall, receiving a 'Good' rating in all inspected areas, including the quality of education, behavior and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. Pupils express high levels of happiness and safety within the school environment, bolstered by strong relationships with teachers and robust support systems in place for those with special educational needs. Additionally, the school has been effective in improving attendance and engagement in learning through various opportunities, including after-school activities.

Strengths

• Pupils feel happy and safe at school.
• Teachers know pupils extremely well and provide effective support.
• The anti-bullying initiatives are successfully implemented.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well-organized in several subjects.
• Pupils with SEND receive effective guidance and support.
• Staff feel proud and well-supported in their roles.
• Reading curriculum implementation is improving positively.

Areas for Improvement

• Some high-achieving pupils could achieve more highly by the end of key stage 2.
• Curriculum implementation in early years is sometimes inconsistent.
• Activities in early years do not always focus on prime areas of learning.

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 Hartshorne CofE Primary School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.6% 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, 2.8% of pupils at Hartshorne 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 Hartshorne CofE Primary School had 23.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 24.6% 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, 26.4% of pupils at Hartshorne CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% 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 Hartshorne CofE Primary School received £7,860 and spent £8,140 for each of its 110 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £303,000 (£2,751 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 Hartshorne CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hartshorne CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Hartshorne CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hartshorne CofE Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Hartshorne CofE Primary School have?

Hartshorne CofE Primary School has 110 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hartshorne CofE Primary School cover?

Hartshorne CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 38% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hartshorne CofE Primary School?

Hartshorne CofE Primary School is at Main Street, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 7ES.