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Pottery Primary School

Primary

Amber Valley · Belper · DE56 1HA http://www.pottery.derbyshire.sch.uk

Pupils
302
cap. 318
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
23%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
302
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
23%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
302
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 17/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDerbyshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Pottery Primary School · Primary · Derbyshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
23%
-3pp
72%48%23%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 23%
RWM higher standard
3%
+3pp
15%8%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
15%
Writing expected standard
38%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
53%
Maths higher standard
8%
Science expected standard
55%
SPAG expected standard
65%
SPAG higher standard
10%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
302
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Kilbourne Road, Belper, DE56 1HA
Local authority
Derbyshire
Telephone
Email

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
2024/2523%3%68%15%38%3%53%8%55%65%102.0100.0101.014%302
2023/2426%0%56%10%40%0%46%6%62%52%101.0100.0100.016%309
2022/2352%4%63%28%65%15%59%11%74%59%104.0102.0103.0-2.70-1.20-3.5013%318
2018/1969%10%77%25%85%33%77%17%88%83%105.0104.0106.0+0.00+1.40-2.3011%313
2017/1872%15%80%41%87%44%78%26%89%81%107.0104.0107.0+0.40+2.30-0.9012%325
2016/1770%15%75%40%80%23%80%33%90%78%106.0105.0106.0+0.50-0.70+0.109%325

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
2024/2530221.414%2%25%5%9%
2023/2430920.216%2%26%6%15%
2022/2331823.213%4%26%5%10%
2021/2232022.815%2%23%6%15%
2020/2132524.214%3%21%
2018/1931322.011%3%15%4%7%
2017/1832523.612%1%11%3%2%
2016/1732524.39%1%11%4%4%

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