Cromford Church of England Primary School

Cromford Church of England Primary School is performing well, rated as good overall. The school is praised for its strong community feel, where pupils enjoy their learning in a supportive environment. With a focus on personal development and involvement in various clubs, students are encouraged to express their talents, which fosters positive behavior and respectful interactions among peers. Leaders have implemented a curriculum designed to ensure that pupils, including those with special educational needs, can progress logically in their learning from early years to Year 6. However, there are concerns regarding the systematic monitoring of curriculum implementation, which affects the leaders' ability to assess its effectiveness comprehensively.

Strengths

• Strong community ethos that fosters a caring environment.
• Pupils enjoy a range of extracurricular activities, enhancing personal and social skills.
• Good behavior and positive attitudes towards learning among pupils.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Well-planned and sequenced mathematics curriculum.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent monitoring of curriculum implementation by leaders.
• Some staff have not yet received training in teaching phonics, leading to varied delivery.

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 Cromford Church of England Primary School attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.2% 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, 1.4% of pupils at Cromford Church of England 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 Cromford Church of England Primary School had 21.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.0% 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, 12.0% of pupils at Cromford Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% 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 Cromford Church of England Primary School received £8,401 and spent £7,941 for each of its 75 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £27,000 (£359 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 Cromford Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cromford Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was Cromford Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Cromford Church of England Primary School was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does Cromford Church of England Primary School have?

Cromford Church of England Primary School has 75 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cromford Church of England Primary School cover?

Cromford Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Cromford Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 29% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Cromford Church of England Primary School?

Cromford Church of England Primary School is at North Street, Cromford, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3RG.