Primary school

Marsh Lane Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Derbyshire
  • S21 5RS
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2014

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 362 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 3%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 78%78%2016/17: top 78%2017/18: top 76%2018/19: top 29%2022/23: top 28%2023/24: top 37%2024/25: top 3%No exams

Against East Midlands

Expected standard, RWM90% · East Midlands 63%Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM20% · East Midlands 6%Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score108 · East Midlands 105Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score110 · East Midlands 104Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 41% · 22 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 50% · 16 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 55% · 20 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 75% · 16 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 70% · 23 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 68% · 19 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 90% · 20 pupils · East Midlands 63%90%41%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 22 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 6% · 16 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 15% · 20 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 13% · 16 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 9% · 23 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 0% · 19 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 20% · 20 pupils · East Midlands 6%20%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 22 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 102 · 16 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 103 · 20 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 105 · 16 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 106 · 23 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 103 · 19 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 108 · 20 pupils · East Midlands 105108101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 22 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 103 · 16 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 101 · 20 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 108 · 16 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 106 · 23 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 105 · 19 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 110 · 20 pupils · East Midlands 104110101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
14 of 14 who put it first2014 · 88.9%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1414
2nd185
3rd120

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2014Good
  4. 2018Remains Good
  5. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026147
Free school meals (past 6 years)18.3%
First language not English2.1%
SEN support11.3%
EHC plan0.7%
Absence (sessions missed)5.1%
Persistently absent pupils9.7%

Girls 51.4%Boys 48.6%

83.1% full · 177 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.4
Pupils per adult11.6
  • Classroom teachers 7
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 4.7
  • Other support 2.9

Teachers 8 FTE · Whole workforce 15.6 · 25 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,619
Spend per pupil£7,006
Staff spend per pupil£5,235
Reserve per pupil£229
  • +£33,622revenue reserve
  • −£56,916in-year balance

Grants £6,191 · self-generated £427 · premises £252 per pupil