1
Lea Primary School
Matlock • Derbyshire • DE4 5JP
1
8 Jul 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Amber Valley
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2020)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of Amber Valley. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
57
Outstanding
3
Good
43
Median inspection year
2020
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 6% · G: 81% · RI: 13% · I: 0%
2
William Gilbert Endowed Church of England Primary School
Belper • Derbyshire • DE56 4EB
1
18 Dec 2023
3
St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Belper • Derbyshire • DE56 2JD
1
7 Nov 2014
4
Somercotes Infant and Nursery School
Alfreton • Derbyshire • DE55 4LY
2
29 Apr 2024
5
Crich Church of England Infant School
Matlock • Derbyshire • DE4 5DG
2
24 Apr 2024
6
Ripley Infant School
Ripley • Derbyshire • DE5 3RY
2
6 Mar 2024
7
Laceyfields Academy
Heanor • Derbyshire • DE75 7HJ
2
24 Sep 2023
8
Howitt Primary Community School
Heanor • Derbyshire • DE75 7FS
2
17 Sep 2023
9
St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery
Belper • Derbyshire • DE56 1GY
2
21 May 2023
10
Coppice Primary School
Heanor • Derbyshire • DE75 7BZ
2
18 May 2023
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Horsley Woodhouse Primary School 2 • May 2023
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy 2 • Jan 2023
- Kilburn Infant and Nursery School 2 • Nov 2022
- Marlpool Junior School 2 • Nov 2022
- Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School 2 • Sep 2022
- Woodbridge Junior School 2 • Sep 2022
- Somerlea Park Junior School 2 • Feb 2022
- Heage Primary School 2 • Feb 2022
- Croft Infant School 2 • Mar 2020
- Turnditch Church of England Primary School 2 • Feb 2020