All Saints CofE Junior School

All Saints CofE Junior School is performing very well. Inspectors found strong practice across achievement, attendance and behaviour, curriculum and teaching, inclusion, leadership and governance, and personal development and wellbeing. Safeguarding standards are met. Pupils achieve very well, with outcomes at the end of key stage 2 consistently above national averages, including for disadvantaged pupils, pupils with SEND, and those with low starting points. They are well prepared for secondary school. Behaviour and attendance are notable strengths. Classrooms are calm, disruptions are rare, bullying is taken seriously, and pupils feel safe and cared for. Attendance is above national average and persistent absence is much lower than nationally. The curriculum is ambitious and well sequenced, teaching is consistently effective and adapted for SEND, and inclusion is central. Leaders, trustees, and the multi-academy trust provide strong support and oversight, with high expectations and effective use of funding. The school is a Church of England junior school within Derby Diocesan Academy Trust and part of All Saints' CE Federation. No significant weaknesses were identified. The main next step is to continue refining the curriculum and wider offer so that provision has a transformational impact for all pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils' attainment at the end of key stage 2 is consistently above national averages.
• Disadvantaged pupils perform better than disadvantaged pupils nationally.
• Pupils with SEND and low starting points achieve well alongside their peers.
• Pupils are very well prepared for secondary school.
• Pupils gain secure knowledge and produce high-quality work across the wider curriculum.
• Attendance is consistently above the national average and continues to improve.
• Persistent absence is much lower than national averages, including for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND.
• Classrooms are calm, with disruptions to learning extremely rare.
• Pupils are hardworking, listen carefully, and follow the school's rules without fuss.
• Incidents of bullying or discrimination are rare and always taken seriously.
• The curriculum is ambitious, creative, and precisely sequenced in each subject.
• Teachers have strong subject knowledge and apply effective teaching strategies consistently.
• Teaching is carefully matched to pupils' starting points and adapted for SEND and other barriers.
• Inclusion is at the heart of the school's work and all pupils are supported to succeed.
• Additional funding is used effectively for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND.
• Leaders have high expectations and an accurate view of the school's strengths and areas for development.
• The multi-academy trust provides valued, high-quality professional learning and support.
• Trustees know the school very well and hold leaders to account effectively.
• Personal development prepares pupils well for life in modern Britain.
• Pupils benefit from a wide range of musical, artistic, sporting, and extracurricular opportunities.
• Pupils feel safe, cared for, and have positive relationships with staff and each other.

Areas for Improvement

• Continue to refine and strengthen the curriculum and wider school offer to achieve transformational impact for all pupils.

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 All Saints CofE Junior School attended 97.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 1.4% 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, 0.9% of pupils at All Saints CofE Junior 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 All Saints CofE Junior School had 19.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.3% 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, 10.6% of pupils at All Saints CofE Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% 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 2024–25 All Saints CofE Junior School received £6,346 and spent £6,246 for each of its 219 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £201,000 (£917 per pupil).

Across all 33 schools of Derby Diocesan Academy Trust, income was £7,661 and spending £7,414 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Matlock · Derbyshire local authority: places and applications

All Saints CofE Junior School is part of Derby Diocesan Academy Trust, which runs 33 schools. The nearest others:

• All Saints CofE Infant School Matlock
• St Giles Church of England Primary and Nursery School Matlock
• Darley Churchtown Church of England Primary School Matlock
• Bakewell CofE Infant School Bakewell
• Christ Church CofE Primary School Chesterfield
• Turnditch Church of England Primary School Belper
• Newbold CofE Primary School Chesterfield
• Holbrook Church of England Primary School Belper
• William Gilbert Endowed Church of England Primary School Belper
• Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery Heanor

What is All Saints CofE Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for All Saints CofE Junior School is Strong standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was All Saints CofE Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

All Saints CofE Junior School was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does All Saints CofE Junior School have?

All Saints CofE Junior School has 218 pupils on roll.

What age range does All Saints CofE Junior School cover?

All Saints CofE Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are All Saints CofE Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is All Saints CofE Junior School?

All Saints CofE Junior School is at Hurds Hollow, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3LA.