St Anne's CofE Primary School

About St Anne's CofE Primary School

St Anne's CofE Primary School is a Church of England state primary in the Derbyshire Dales, part of the Derbyshire local authority. It sits 10th out of 35 primary schools in the Derbyshire Dales area, placing it in the top third locally. The top-performing peers in the same LA include Redhill Primary School, Wessington Primary School, and Longford CofE Primary School, all of which share a perfect ranking score of 100. St Anne's itself achieves a ranking score of 69, based on the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths. Nationally, the school ranks 4,756th out of 13,686 primaries, putting it in the top 35% across the country. With 134 pupils on roll and a capacity of exactly 134, the school is full. It is also oversubscribed for 2025/26, receiving 29 applications for just 12 places, with all 12 first-preference families offered a spot.

Academically, St Anne's performs well above the local authority average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined, compared with a Derbyshire average of 59%. The school also shines in higher attainment: 13% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects. In reading, 38% reached the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 107. Maths saw a similar pattern, with 38% at the higher level and an average score of 108. Writing was slightly lower, with 25% at the higher standard. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022 rated it Good overall, with Outstanding marks for personal development and behaviour and attitudes. This is a step down from its previous Outstanding rating in 2009, but the school continues to show strong results, particularly in personal development and early years provision, both graded Good.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a sports hall, playing fields, art studios, music rooms, and a chapel. Sports on offer include rounders, tennis, gymnastics, and cross country, while clubs extend to chess, coding, art, book club, and gardening. SEND provisions are well covered, with support for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, speech and language needs, visual and multi-sensory impairments, and autistic spectrum disorder. With only 7.5% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a relatively affluent catchment. Given its oversubscription and strong local reputation, St Anne's is a good fit for families in the Derbyshire Dales seeking a small, church-affiliated primary with strong academic outcomes and a broad extracurricular offer.

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