Walton On Trent CofE Primary and Nursery School

About Walton On Trent CofE Primary and Nursery School

Walton On Trent CofE Primary and Nursery School was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a change from its previous Outstanding rating in 2011. The school now holds Good across all five key areas inspected: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. On the most informative exam metric available, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits above the Derbyshire local authority average of 59%, placing the school 13th out of 30 primary schools in South Derbyshire. It also ranks in the top 50 nationally by this measure, sitting at the 43rd percentile within the local authority and just below the national median at the 50th percentile.

Digging deeper into the Key Stage 2 results, the school’s average scores in reading (108) and maths (107) are both above the national benchmark of 100. In reading, 84% of pupils reached the expected standard and 37% achieved a higher score; in maths, the same 84% reached the expected standard, again with 37% reaching the higher threshold. Writing is a relative weak spot: 68% met the expected standard and only 16% achieved a higher score, which is notably lower than the reading and maths figures. The proportion of pupils achieving the higher standard across all three subjects (reading, writing and maths) was 11%. The school has no progress scores published for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to compare how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The Ofsted report noted that behaviour and attitudes are Good, and the school has a Church of England character.

The school is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 reception intake, it received 35 applications for 14 places, with 14 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.5. It offers nursery provision for children aged three and up. Facilities include a library, outdoor playground, sports hall, music rooms, dining hall, playing fields, ICT suite and a chapel. Sports on offer include netball, football, cricket, swimming, athletics and cross country, while clubs include gardening, coding and choir. The school has a broad range of SEND provisions, covering moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulty or disability. With 137 pupils against a capacity of 148, the school is not at full capacity, and 11.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. This is a solid, above-average village primary that suits families who value a Church of England setting and want strong core academic results, particularly in reading and maths.

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