The Curzon CofE Primary School

The Curzon CofE Primary School is a happy, welcoming and inclusive school where pupils feel safe and parents value the pastoral care. Pupils behave well, enjoy learning and achieve well across a curriculum that is ambitious and sequenced in most respects. Reading is a clear priority, pupils with SEND are well supported, and the early years provision prepares children well for Year 1. Leadership, governance, staff development and safeguarding are effective. The main areas for improvement are in curriculum implementation. A small number of subject curriculums are not yet fully realised, so some pupils have gaps in prior knowledge and do not build new understanding securely enough. In addition, teachers do not consistently address minor errors or misconceptions, which sometimes limits how well pupils learn. This was the school's first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school with 138 pupils, and under the current framework it did not receive an overall effectiveness grade.

Strengths

• Happy, welcoming and inclusive school where pupils feel safe
• High-quality pastoral support valued by parents
• Ambitious curriculum with sequenced and connected knowledge in most subjects
• Strong focus on developing pupils' technical vocabulary
• Reading is prioritised, with effective phonics teaching and targeted interventions
• Pupils with SEND are identified and supported well to learn alongside their peers
• Nurturing early years provision helps children become sociable, confident and curious
• Pupils behave well and respond positively to high expectations
• Effective character development and opportunities for pupils to become responsible citizens
• Strong, supportive staff team with effective governors and secure safeguarding arrangements

Areas for Improvement

• Some subject curriculums are not fully implemented
• Pupils have gaps in prior knowledge in some subjects and do not build understanding securely enough
• Teachers do not consistently address errors or misconceptions in pupils' knowledge and understanding

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 The Curzon CofE Primary School attended 92.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 26.0% 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 The Curzon 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 The Curzon CofE Primary School had 17.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 16.6% of pupils at The Curzon CofE 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 The Curzon CofE Primary School received £6,122 and spent £6,175 for each of its 145 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £35,000 (£241 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 The Curzon CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was The Curzon CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Curzon CofE Primary School was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does The Curzon CofE Primary School have?

The Curzon CofE Primary School has 145 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Curzon CofE Primary School cover?

The Curzon CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 36% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Curzon CofE Primary School?

The Curzon CofE Primary School is at Church Road, Quarndon, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 5JA.