Belmont Primary School

Belmont Primary School is performing well, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspection categories. Leaders and staff are dedicated to ensuring that every pupil receives the support they need, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), creating an inclusive environment. Pupils enjoy school, feel safe, and demonstrate positive behaviours with a strong sense of community, highlighted by their commitment to school values. The curriculum is engaging and well-structured, fostering a love of learning among students. Despite these strengths, there are areas for improvement. While the curriculum is generally well planned, some subjects lack clarity in terms of essential knowledge, which can hinder pupils' understanding and retention. Additionally, subject leaders have not entirely implemented the new curriculum consistently, indicating a need for enhanced oversight to improve student outcomes. Overall, the school is effectively addressing its challenges while maintaining a positive educational experience for its pupils.

Strengths

• Leaders and staff provide effective support for SEND and disadvantaged pupils.
• Pupils feel safe and supported in a strong community environment.
• The school promotes positive behaviour and clear expectations for conduct.
• Pupils develop a love of reading through effective phonics and well-chosen texts.
• Engaging curriculum draws connections to the local area and community.

Areas for Improvement

• Essential knowledge in some subjects is not explicitly defined, affecting retention.
• Subject leaders have not fully ensured consistent implementation of the new curriculum.

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 Belmont Primary School attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.4% 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, 2.2% of pupils at Belmont Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Belmont Primary School had 26.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 2.7% 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, 14.2% of pupils at Belmont Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.9% 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 Belmont Primary School received £6,359 and spent £6,505 for each of its 415 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £93,000 (£224 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 Belmont Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Belmont Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Belmont Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Belmont Primary School was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Belmont Primary School have?

Belmont Primary School has 415 pupils on roll.

What age range does Belmont Primary School cover?

Belmont Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 45% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Belmont Primary School?

Belmont Primary School is at Belmont Street, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 8JZ.