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Heage Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy

School Lane, Heage, Belper DE56 2AL · heage.derbyshire.sch.uk · 01773 852188

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Dec 2021
Key stage 2, 2024/25
62%
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
Capacity
210
Local authority
Derbyshire
Nursery class
No

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 87% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 21 (Places 23)21September 2023: 24 (Places 24)24September 2024: 25 (Places 26)25September 2025: 15 (Places 15)15September 2026: 30 (Places 30)30Places 30

Published for the predecessor school (URN 112773)

ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20263030187%
September 2025Sept 202515151100%
September 2024Sept 202426251100%
September 2023Sept 202324241100%
September 2022Sept 202223210.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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: 57% (England 53%)57%2016/17: 55% (England 61%)55%2017/18: 46% (England 64%)46%2018/19: 59% (England 65%)59%2022/23: 42% (England 60%)42%2023/24: 45% (England 61%)45%2024/25: 62% (England 62%)62%England 62%

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112773)

Ofsted

Heage Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 December 2021, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
7 Dec 2021
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112773)

Graded areas

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

Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2016

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 112773), which Ofsted links to this one.

Before September 2019

  • May 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112773)

  • May 2014Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112773)

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