Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School

About Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School

Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School is rated Good overall by Ofsted following its most recent inspection in 2024, but the detail tells a more nuanced story. The school achieved Outstanding ratings for both personal development and behaviour and attitudes, while quality of education and early years provision were judged Good, and leadership and management also came in at Good. That represents a change from the school's previous inspection in 2012, when it was rated Outstanding across the board. On the key academic metric for primary schools — the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — Osmaston scored 86%, which is well above the Derbyshire local authority average of 59%. That figure also places the school 3rd out of 35 primary schools in the Derbyshire Dales area, and in the top 5% nationally. It's a strong academic story, particularly given that the school is oversubscribed, with 50 applications for 21 places in the 2025/26 intake.

Looking more closely at the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, Osmaston's performance is consistently high across individual subjects. Every single pupil met the expected standard in both reading and maths, and 86% did so in writing. At the higher standard — a more demanding benchmark — 59% of pupils achieved that level in reading, 64% in maths, and 18% in writing, with 14% hitting the higher threshold across all three subjects combined. Average scaled scores were 111 in reading and 110 in maths, both comfortably above the national average of 100. The school's ranking score of 86 places it in the top 10% of primary schools nationally, and 15th out of 353 primary schools across the whole of Derbyshire. While the data doesn't include progress scores, the attainment figures alone suggest pupils arrive at the school already performing well and leave with strong foundations.

The school is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 4 to 11, with 138 pupils on roll against a capacity of 105 — so it's running above its official capacity. Just 9.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. Facilities include a sports hall, library, ICT suite, music rooms, art studios, gymnasium, forest school, playing fields and a chapel. Clubs on offer include art, choir, eco club and gardening, while sports range from athletics and rounders to football and cross country. The school has identified SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social emotional and mental health needs, and speech, language and communication needs. With its strong academic record, oversubscribed places and Church of England character, Osmaston is likely to suit families who prioritise high attainment and a well-supported, structured primary experience in the Derbyshire Dales area.

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