Morley Primary School

Morley Primary School has shown strong performance with exceptional safeguarding measures in place. Pupils enjoy attending school, reflecting a positive school culture, and their attendance significantly exceeds national averages. The school demonstrates effective leadership and governance, which ensures high-quality education and promotes a supportive environment for both students and staff. Although pupils typically perform well academically, there are areas identified for improvement, particularly in ensuring consistent support in all subjects to deepen pupils' understanding and retention of knowledge.

Strengths

• Pupils show a passion for learning and enjoy their education.
• Attendance rates are significantly above national averages.
• Strong leadership provides effective support to both pupils and staff.
• Highly positive relationships are forged between pupils and staff.
• Curriculum teaching in reading, writing, and mathematics is effective.
• Leaders have established a culture of safeguarding that prioritizes pupil safety.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, pupils do not receive consistent support to secure important learning.
• Opportunities to review prior learning are not adequately provided.

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 Morley Primary School attended 97.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.8% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Morley 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 Morley Primary School had 21.0 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, 7.5% of pupils at Morley Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.2% 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 Morley Primary School received £7,372 and spent £7,666 for each of its 79 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £117,000 (£1,475 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Ace Derbyshire Trust, income was £6,995 and spending £7,767 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 Ilkeston · Derbyshire local authority: places and applications

Morley Primary School is part of Ace Derbyshire Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Brailsford CofE Primary School Ashbourne
• Hulland CofE Primary & Nursery School Ashbourne
• Bradley CofE Primary School Ashbourne
• Ashbourne Primary School Ashbourne
• Sudbury Primary School Ashbourne
• Norbury CofE Primary School Ashbourne

What is Morley Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Morley Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Morley Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Morley Primary School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Morley Primary School have?

Morley Primary School has 80 pupils on roll.

What age range does Morley Primary School cover?

Morley Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

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

In 2025, 92% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Morley Primary School?

Morley Primary School is at Main Road, Morley, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 6DF.