Schools by area › Derbyshire › Fitzherbert CofE (Aided) Primary School
Fitzherbert CofE (Aided) Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Voluntary aided
Ashes Lane, Fenny Bentley, Ashbourne DE6 1LD · fitzherbertprimary.co.uk · 01335 350362
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2023
- Key stage 2, 2023/24
- 60%
- 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
- 48
- 69% of 70 places
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Free school meals
- 20.8%
- First language not English
- 2.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 3 families put the school first and 3 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 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2023/24, 60% 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 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 3 February 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Fitzherbert CofE (Aided) Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 3 Feb 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 28
- 46% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied