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Bamford Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Fidlers Well, Bamford, Hope Valley S33 0AR · bamford.derbyshire.sch.uk · 01433 651267
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2022
- Key stage 2, 2023/24
- 75%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Derbyshire 58%, England 61%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 64
- 60% of 107 places
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 9.4%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 6 families put the school first and 6 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2023/24, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Derbyshire it was 58%, and across England 61%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| hidden | 62% | ||
| hidden | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| hidden | 106 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 27 April 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Bamford Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 27 Apr 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (36 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 36
- 49% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 19% who had a child bullied