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Padfield Community Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Rhodes Street, Padfield, Glossop SK13 1EQ · padfieldschool.co.uk · 01457 852751

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
56%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Derbyshire 59%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
92
82% of 112 places
Local authority
Derbyshire
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
21.7%
First language not English
15.2%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 16 families put the school first and 16 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 18 (Places 18)18September 2023: 19 (Places 19)19September 2024: 20 (Places 18)20September 2025: 7 (Places 7)7September 2026: 16 (Places 16)16Places 16
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202616161100%
September 2025Sept 2025771100%
September 2024Sept 202418201.1▲90%
September 2023Sept 20231919195%
September 2022Sept 202218181100%

Results

In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Derbyshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 63% (England 53%)63%2016/17: 61% (England 61%)61%2017/18: 63% (England 64%)63%2018/19: 75% (England 65%)75%2022/23: 62% (England 60%)62%2023/24: 64% (England 61%)64%2024/25: 56% (England 62%)56%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼56%62%
▼0%8%
Average scaled score
●106106
●104105
●106105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Padfield Community Primary School on 25 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
25 Feb 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • May 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (50 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
72%
Replies
50
46% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●88% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●90% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●84% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼74% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲92% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●84% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲92% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼86% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼72% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼66% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 76% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲67% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 42% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲72% agreeEngland 67%

based on 11 parents (22%) with SEND

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