Denby Free CofE VA Primary School | School performance

80%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

115

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

80%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

115

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

80%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

115

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 07/06/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityDerbyshire

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio15.8:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of Denby Free CofE VA Primary School · Primary · Derbyshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

80%

+18pp

80%63%45%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 80%

RWM higher standard

15%

-16pp

31%16%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

85%

Reading higher standard

55%

Writing expected standard

90%

Writing higher standard

20%

Maths expected standard

80%

Maths higher standard

35%

Science expected standard

95%

SPAG expected standard

80%

SPAG higher standard

35%

Reading scaled score

109.0

Maths scaled score

108.0

GPS scaled score

108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

115

Pupil : teacher ratio

15.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

10%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Church Street, Denby Village, Ripley, DE5 8PH

Local authority

Derbyshire

Website

http://www.denbyfree.derbyshire.sch.uk

Telephone

01332880416

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	80%	15%	85%	55%	90%	20%	80%	35%	95%	80%	109.0	108.0	108.0	—	—	—	16%	115
2023/24	62%	31%	85%	38%	77%	31%	85%	38%	85%	77%	108.0	105.0	105.0	—	—	—	15%	127
2022/23	45%	0%	85%	25%	60%	5%	65%	0%	90%	55%	105.0	102.0	100.0	-1.80	-3.10	-3.70	24%	123
2018/19	59%	6%	71%	24%	71%	12%	71%	12%	82%	65%	103.0	101.0	102.0	-2.40	-3.70	-5.10	15%	126
2017/18	74%	16%	79%	26%	79%	21%	84%	21%	84%	74%	107.0	106.0	105.0	-1.40	-2.10	-1.50	17%	132
2016/17	46%	8%	69%	23%	77%	23%	69%	15%	85%	85%	104.0	104.0	104.0	-2.80	-1.90	-2.60	20%	121

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	115	18.9	16%	0%	10%	5%	6%
2023/24	127	19.8	15%	0%	11%	5%	10%
2022/23	123	19.2	24%	0%	9%	5%	7%
2021/22	128	20.0	14%	0%	7%	6%	11%
2020/21	129	20.2	15%	0%	4%	—	—
2018/19	126	17.5	15%	0%	8%	4%	11%
2017/18	132	21.3	17%	0%	8%	3%	4%
2016/17	121	22.4	20%	1%	7%	3%	4%