Model Village Primary School

About Model Village Primary School

Model Village Primary School sits within the Derbyshire local authority, a mixed state primary for ages 2 to 11 in the Bolsover borough. When ranked by KS2 reading, writing and maths expected standards, it places 11th out of 22 primary schools in Bolsover, putting it in the bottom half of its immediate local area. Across the wider Derbyshire authority, the school ranks 132nd out of 353 same-type schools. The top-performing peers in the local context are Redhill Primary School, Wessington Primary School and Longford CofE Primary School, each achieving a perfect ranking score of 100. For context, the nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, located just 1.2 kilometres away. Model Village itself holds a Good rating from its most recent graded inspection in 2013, and an ungraded inspection in November 2024 confirmed that standards are being maintained, with leadership and management also rated Good.

Academically, the school's 2023/24 KS2 results show that 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. This sits slightly below the Derbyshire local authority average of 59%. In individual subjects, 67% reached the expected standard in reading, 70% in writing, and 77% in maths. Higher attainment — reaching a higher standard — was achieved by 17% in reading, 13% in writing, and 20% in maths, though only 3% hit the higher threshold across all three subjects. Average scaled scores were 103 in both reading and maths. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how pupils' progress compares with similar pupils nationally. The school's national ranking places it in the bottom 50% of primary schools, at the 63rd percentile. Compared with its previous inspection in 2009, when overall effectiveness was Requires Improvement, the school has clearly moved forward and sustained a Good rating.

The school has a nursery provision for children from age 2, and offers a range of facilities including a dining hall, music rooms, an ICT suite, an outdoor playground and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, cricket, rounders, cross country and netball, while clubs cover coding, drama, chess, book club and film club. SEND provisions are listed for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and other difficulties or disabilities. For the 2025/26 admissions cycle, the school was oversubscribed: 39 applications were received for 24 places, with all 24 first-preference applicants offered a place, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.63. Parent View responses from 13 respondents between September 2024 and September 2025 show that 85% would recommend the school, though 15% would not. This is a school that suits families looking for a community primary with nursery provision and a broad range of clubs and sports, set within a local area where competition for places is moderate.

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