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Holbrook Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Derbyshire

Moorside Lane, Belper, DE56 0TW

Website 01332880277

90

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 29/04/2025

Application demand

91%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

96.7%

1.7% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

134

Capacity used

Nearly full

96%

140 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

91%

1st preference success rate

20 of 22 families who put it first got an offer

20

Places offered

46

Total applications

2.3

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2220● 91%
2nd preference170● 0%
3rd preference70● 0%
Total462043%

1st preference success by year

79%
2020
91%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
77%
2024
91%
2025

Derbyshire lets families list 3 preferences. 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
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Ingrid Taylor
Address
Moorside Lane, Holbrook, Belper, DE56 0TW
Phone
01332880277
Local authority
Derbyshire
Ward / constituency
Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley · Amber Valley
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
143450

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals11%——
English as additional language0%——
SEN support11%——
54% boys (73)46% girls (61)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

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

Academy trust: DERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST

134 pupils · 140 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    29 April 2025

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 119 pupils

Attendance

96.7%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.3%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

1.7%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

2%
20/21
6%
21/22
3%
22/23
5%
23/24
2%
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 & maths90%——
Higher standard20%——
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 standard90%
+28% vs England
Higher standard29%
+21% vs England

Reading

Expected standard100%
+25% vs England
Higher standard62%
+29% vs England
Average score112
+6 vs England

Writing

Expected standard90%
+18% vs England
Greater depth33%
+20% vs England

Maths

Expected standard100%
+26% vs England
Higher standard57%
+31% vs England
Average score110
+5 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard95%
+22% vs England
Higher standard24%
-6% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Science

Expected standard100%
+18% vs England

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

Primary results over time

692019792023902024902025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)90%61%
Higher standard29%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.