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Shirland Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Park Lane, Shirland, Alfreton DE55 6BH · shirland.derbyshire.sch.uk · 01773 832426
On the mapSearch near DE55 6BH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 44%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Derbyshire 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 175
- 88% of 200 places
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Free school meals
- 38.9%
- First language not English
- 1.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 32 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 94% 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 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 25 | 23 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 18 | 17 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 44% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% 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 | |||
| ▼44% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112620)
Ofsted
Shirland Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112620)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jan 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 112620), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112620)
Before September 2019
Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112620)
Sept 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112620)