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Pottery Primary School

Amber Valley, DE56 1HAPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
Oct 2023
KS2 Results
23%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
1.0×
First choices did not exceed offers made
20 1st-choice / 20 offers made
Ranking
#13,425
of 13,686 nationally

About Pottery Primary School

Pottery Primary School is a state-funded primary school in Amber Valley, East Midlands, for pupils aged 4 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 285 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 318.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (17 Oct 2023). 23% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 20 first-preference applications and 20 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
AddressKilbourne Road, Belper, Amber Valley, DE56 1HA
HeadteacherMr Darren Hooley
Local AuthorityDerbyshire
Number of Pupils285
Free School Meals (FSM)24.9%
School Capacity285 / 318 (90% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

17 Oct 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 21 Jan 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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Pottery Primary School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report for the findings and subsequent monitoring.