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Sudbury Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
School Lane, Sudbury, Ashbourne DE6 5HZ · sudbury.derbyshire.sch.uk · 01283 585251
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 40%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Derbyshire 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Capacity
- 70
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Trust
- Ace Derbyshire Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 7 families put the school first and 9 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
Published for the predecessor school (URN 112631)
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 9 | 7 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 40% 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
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼40% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112631)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Sudbury Primary School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 6 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 6 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112631)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 112631), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112631)
Mar 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112631)
Jan 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112631)