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Morley Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Main Road, Morley, Ilkeston DE7 6DF · morley.derbyshire.sch.uk · 01332 831295
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 92%
- 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
- 80
- 10 over 70 places · 114%
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Free school meals
- 12.5%
- First language not English
- 5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Ace Derbyshire Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 11 families put the school first and 11 places were offered; 82% 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 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 18 | 12 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 10 | 11 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 92% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 38% the higher standard. Across Derbyshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲92% | 62% | ||
| ▲38% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲112 | 106 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112595)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Morley Primary School on 20 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 20 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (31 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Positive
- 89%
- Replies
- 31
- 39% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on 2 parents (6%) whose child was bullied
based on 5 parents (16%) with SEND