Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School

Hathersage St Michael’s CofE (Aided) Primary School is performing well, achieving a 'Good' rating across all areas of inspection. The school fosters a supportive and friendly environment guided by its 'Golden Values', which emphasize friendship, honesty, and respect. Pupils are actively engaged in their learning, demonstrating good behavior and a positive attitude towards education, supported by a well-structured phonics program that leads to fluent reading from an early age. The leadership team is committed and ambitious, focusing on community involvement and ensuring a nurturing atmosphere for students. Despite its positive performance, some areas require attention, particularly the planning and sequencing of specific subjects within the curriculum. Additionally, the early years curriculum lacks clear milestones for very young children, hindering staff's ability to monitor progress effectively. Furthermore, minor issues were noted in the safeguarding records, which need to be more precise to ensure comprehensive documentation.

Strengths

• Well-structured phonics program leading to fluent reading.
• Engaging and well-planned curriculum across most subjects.
• Strong emphasis on positive behavior and pupil support.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Nurturing and inclusive environment for all students.
• Committed and ambitious leadership focused on community engagement.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum planning and sequencing not fully established in some subjects.
• Lack of clear milestones for Nursery children from age two.
• Safeguarding records not consistently detailed.

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 Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.0% 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 Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) 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 Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School had 18.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.2% 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, 10.4% of pupils at Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) 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 Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School received £7,013 and spent £7,041 for each of its 134 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £27,000 (£199 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 Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School have?

Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School has 144 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School cover?

Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School?

Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School is at School Lane, Hathersage, Hope Valley, Derbyshire, S32 1BZ.