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Belmont Primary School

Primary · Foundation school · Mixed · Derbyshire

Belmont Street, DE11 8JZ

Website 01283217782

37

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 16/11/2022

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.5%

11.4% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

415

Capacity used

Nearly full

95%

436 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

47 of 47 families who put it first got an offer

54

Places offered

116

Total applications

2.1

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference4747● 100%
2nd preference424● 10%
3rd preference270● 0%
Total1165144%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
75%
2023
98%
2024
100%
2025

Derbyshire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Julie Fern Wright
Address
Belmont Street, Swadlincote, DE11 8JZ
Phone
01283217782
Local authority
Derbyshire
Ward / constituency
Swadlincote · South Derbyshire
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
112974

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals27%——
English as additional language9%——
SEN support16%——
47% boys (194)53% girls (221)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

415 pupils · 436 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    16 November 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 369 pupils

Attendance

94.5%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.5%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

11.4%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.1%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

9%
20/21
29%
21/22
20%
22/23
22%
23/24
11%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths37%——
Higher standard2%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard45%
-17% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard71%
-4% vs England
Higher standard26%
-7% vs England
Average score104
-2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard53%
-19% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard59%
-15% vs England
Higher standard9%
-17% vs England
Average score102
-3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard62%
-11% vs England
Higher standard22%
-8% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Science

Expected standard69%
-13% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

492019542023372024452025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)45%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Derbyshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.