Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School

Osmaston CofE Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a good rating in its recent inspection, which is notable following a long gap since its previous outstanding inspection twelve years ago. The school provides a warm and welcoming environment where pupils feel happy and safe, showing high levels of engagement and attendance. The curriculum is ambitious, offering a breadth of subjects and opportunities for personal development, which are evident in the exemplary behaviour and supportive relationships amongst pupils and staff. However, the school has identified areas for improvement, particularly in optimizing the sequencing of some curriculum plans. This has occasionally hindered deeper learning for pupils, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), whose support needs more clarity. The school is committed to refining these aspects to ensure all students achieve their full potential, reflecting a proactive approach to ongoing development and improvement in educational standards.

Strengths

• Pupils experience high levels of care and support from staff.
• The behavior of pupils is exemplary and respectful.
• Pupils enjoy a wide range of extracurricular activities.
• There is a strong emphasis on reading with effective phonics instruction.
• Curriculum building from early years to Year 6 is well-structured.
• Pupils with SEND receive support, although further improvement is needed.

Areas for Improvement

• Some curriculum plans lack the needed sequencing for deeper understanding.
• Targets for pupils with SEND are not always clear, leading to inconsistent support.

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 Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School attended 97.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.1% 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, 0.7% of pupils at Osmaston CofE (VC) 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 Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School had 24.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.9% 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, 10.1% of pupils at Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% 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 Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School received £6,646 and spent £7,065 for each of its 148 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £91,000 (-£617 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 Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School have?

Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School has 148 pupils on roll.

What age range does Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School cover?

Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School?

Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School is at Moor Lane, Osmaston, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 1LW.