Primary school

Breadsall CofE VC Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Derbyshire
  • DE21 5LF
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2012

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 517 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 4%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 1%1%2016/17: top 5%2017/18: top 3%2018/19: top 6%2022/23: top 8%2023/24: top 1%2024/25: top 4%No exams

Against East Midlands

Expected standard, RWM88% · East Midlands 63%Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM25% · East Midlands 6%Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score111 · East Midlands 105Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score110 · East Midlands 104Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 93% · 15 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 87% · 15 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 91% · 11 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 88% · 16 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 81% · 16 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 94% · 17 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 88% · 16 pupils · East Midlands 63%94%81%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 13% · 15 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 20% · 15 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 36% · 11 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 13% · 16 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 19% · 16 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 29% · 17 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 25% · 16 pupils · East Midlands 6%36%13%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 109 · 15 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 107 · 15 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 109 · 11 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 108 · 16 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 109 · 16 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 108 · 17 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 111 · 16 pupils · East Midlands 105111107No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 108 · 15 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 109 · 15 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 107 · 11 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 108 · 16 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 107 · 16 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 110 · 17 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 110 · 16 pupils · East Midlands 104110107No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in57.1%
16 of 28 who put it first2014 · 93.3%2026 · 57.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2816
2nd130
3rd50

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2022

  1. 2005Outstanding
  2. 2008Satisfactory
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains 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 2026116
Free school meals (past 6 years)6.9%
First language not English5.2%
SEN support8.6%
EHC plan3.5%
Absence (sessions missed)2.6%
Persistently absent pupils1.0%

Girls 45.7%Boys 54.3%

103.6% full · 112 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.8
Pupils per adult11.5
  • Classroom teachers 3.9
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 5.2
  • Other support 2.5

Teachers 4.9 FTE · Whole workforce 12.6 · 19 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,663
Spend per pupil£7,744
Staff spend per pupil£5,603
Reserve per pupil£2,174
  • +£252,149revenue reserve
  • −£9,321in-year balance

Grants £6,897 · self-generated £766 · premises £340 per pupil