Morley Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Derbyshire
Main Road, Ilkeston, DE7 6DF
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
97.7%
2.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
80
Capacity used
Over capacity114%
70 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
12 of 12 families who put it first got an offer
18
Places offered
47
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 12 | 12 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 19 | 4 | ● 21% |
| 3rd preference | 16 | 2 | ● 13% |
| Total | 47 | 18 | 38% |
Derbyshire lets families list 3 preferences. 21 applications came from outside the council area (7 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Anthony Taylor
- Address
- Main Road, Morley, Ilkeston, DE7 6DF
- Phone
- 01332831295
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward / constituency
- Little Eaton & Stanley · Mid Derbyshire
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150727
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 13% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ACE DERBYSHIRE TRUST
80 pupils · 70 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
20 January 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Expected standard Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 71 pupils
Attendance
97.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
2.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
2.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
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 by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 92% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 38% | 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.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 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.