Primary school

Shirland Primary School

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  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Derbyshire
  • DE55 6BH
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,320 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 89%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 22%22%2016/17: top 22%2017/18: top 20%20% · 2017/182018/19: top 61%2022/23: top 40%2023/24: top 51%2024/25: top 89%No exams

Against East Midlands

Expected standard, RWM44% · East Midlands 63%Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM4% · East Midlands 6%Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · East Midlands 105Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score100 · East Midlands 104Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 69% · 16 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 75% · 24 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 79% · 28 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 63% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 65% · 23 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 62% · 29 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 44% · 27 pupils · East Midlands 63%79%44%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 6% · 16 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 17% · 24 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 21% · 28 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 13% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 17% · 23 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 17% · 29 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 4% · 27 pupils · East Midlands 6%21%4%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 16 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 105 · 24 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 108 · 28 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 104 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 104 · 23 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 105 · 29 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 105 · 27 pupils · East Midlands 105108102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 16 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 105 · 24 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 106 · 28 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 108 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 106 · 23 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 107 · 29 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 100 · 27 pupils · East Midlands 104108100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in93.8%
30 of 32 who put it first2014 · 81.8%2026 · 93.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3230
2nd190
3rd130

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2024

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2022Remains Goodas predecessor
  6. 2024Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026175
Free school meals (past 6 years)38.9%
First language not English2.9%
SEN support17.1%
EHC plan1.7%
Absence (sessions missed)3.9%
Persistently absent pupils9.3%

Girls 48%Boys 52%

87.5% full · 200 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.0
Pupils per adult12.0
  • Classroom teachers 6.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 5.8
  • Other support 4.2

Teachers 8.8 FTE · Whole workforce 18.8 · 33 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 10 months.

  • +£183,000revenue reserve
  • −£19,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: CHRISTOPHER NIEPER EDUCATION TRUST (4 academies) · trust reserve £1,756,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it