Primary school

Sale and Davys Church of England Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Derbyshire
  • DE73 7HA
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Mar 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,026 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 74%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 1%1%2016/17: top 20%2017/18: top 3%2018/19: top 2%2022/23: top 26%2023/24: top 4%2024/25: top 74%No exams

Against East Midlands

Expected standard, RWM55% · East Midlands 63%Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · East Midlands 6%Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score109 · East Midlands 105Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · East Midlands 104Small cohort: 11 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: 76% · 17 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 93% · 14 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 94% · 16 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 71% · 17 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 88% · 17 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 55% · 11 pupils · East Midlands 63%94%55%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 15 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 24% · 17 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 21% · 14 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 19% · 16 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 6% · 17 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 18% · 17 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 0% · 11 pupils · East Midlands 6%24%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 108 · 15 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 107 · 17 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 107 · 14 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 109 · 16 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 106 · 17 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 110 · 17 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 109 · 11 pupils · East Midlands 105110106No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 15 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 104 · 17 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 108 · 14 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 109 · 16 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 104 · 17 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 106 · 17 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 107 · 11 pupils · East Midlands 104109104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
9 of 9 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st99
2nd140
3rd110

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2025

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2005Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2008Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2025Lowest Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026107
Free school meals (past 6 years)16.0%
First language not English1.1%
SEN support12.8%
EHC plan2.1%
Absence (sessions missed)3.4%
Persistently absent pupils4.4%

Girls 47.9%Boys 52.1%

101.9% full · 105 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 48 responses (51.1% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school97.9% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved100% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 77.1% not applicable81.8% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year100% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 22.9% not applicable91.9% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?20.8% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 20.8% who said Yes above100% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child97.9% agree
  • My child does well at this school100% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing100% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school97.9% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school91.7% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development97.9% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent100% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.4
Pupils per adult15.2
  • Classroom teachers 3
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 2
  • Other support 0.9

Teachers 5 FTE · Whole workforce 7.9 · 14 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,734
Spend per pupil£7,298
Staff spend per pupil£5,681
Reserve per pupil£968
  • +£91,000revenue reserve
  • +£41,000in-year balance

Grants £7,638 · self-generated £96 · premises £202 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: DERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST (33 academies) · trust reserve £8,749,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it