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EnglandEast MidlandsNorth East DerbyshireS18 7WPPenny Acres Primary School
Primary

Penny Acres Primary School

Primary

North East Derbyshire · Dronfield · S18 7WP www.pennyacres.derbyshire.sch.uk

Pupils
60
cap. 50
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
88%
RWM expected · 2024/25
38%
RWM higher · 2024/25
60
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
88%
RWM expected · 2024/25
38%
RWM higher · 2024/25
60
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/07/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDerbyshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Penny Acres Primary School · Primary · Derbyshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
88%
+17pp
100%86%71%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 88%
RWM higher standard
38%
+9pp
50%25%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 38%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
100%
Reading higher standard
75%
Writing expected standard
88%
Writing higher standard
38%
Maths expected standard
100%
Maths higher standard
50%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
100%
SPAG higher standard
63%
Reading scaled score
112.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
GPS scaled score
112.0

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
60
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
The Common, Holmesfield, Dronfield, S18 7WP
Local authority
Derbyshire
Website
www.pennyacres.derbyshire.sch.uk
Telephone
01142890330
Email
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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.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2588%38%100%75%88%38%100%50%88%100%112.0109.0112.0———10%60
2023/2471%29%100%57%71%29%100%29%100%100%110.0105.0114.0———12%60
2022/23100%50%100%83%100%50%100%83%100%100%114.0113.0115.0SuppressedSuppressedSuppressed9%55
2018/19100%0%100%67%100%33%100%17%100%100%112.0104.0118.0+8.00+4.20-0.7018%49
2017/1886%29%100%57%86%29%100%43%100%100%111.0106.0117.0+6.80+2.20+1.8011%53
2016/17SuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed12%48

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/256022.610%0%12%5%15%
2023/246020.812%0%12%4%8%
2022/235519.19%0%11%5%12%
2021/225519.222%4%15%4%9%
2020/215619.611%4%11%——
2018/194918.118%4%12%3%0%
2017/185315.111%9%9%3%—
2016/174813.712%2%8%3%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.