School profile

Herbert Strutt Primary School

Primary · Community school · Belper, DE56 1SH

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Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

4,896 of 15,057

Better than 67% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection and rating

Herbert Strutt Primary School rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 18 Sept 2013

Ofsted rating
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Unknown

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 11
Pupils178 of 210 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Sarah Redfern
Local authorityDerbyshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 112789.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolDerbyshireEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths71%59%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths4%8%8%
Average reading score107105106
Average maths score108104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score105105105
Expected standard in reading82%74%76%
Expected standard in writing71%70%73%
Expected standard in maths86%72%75%
Pupils taking tests28--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils178
Girls80
Boys98
Eligible for free school meals46.1%
First language not English0.6%
SEN support43
EHC plan12
Average class size25.4

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
88.2%
Other mixed
3.9%
Other White
2.2%
African
2.2%
Other ethnic group
1.1%
White and Black Caribbean
0.6%
White and Black African
0.6%
White and Asian
0.6%
Indian
0.6%
Irish
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolDerbyshireEngland
Overall absence7.1%4.9%5.1%
Persistent absence16.8%11.6%13.2%
Severe absence1.3%0.9%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)12
Applications (Reception)34
First preference applications (Reception)9
First preference offers (Reception)9
Applications from another local authority (Reception)1

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places210
Pupils on roll175
Unfilled places16.7%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher21.1
Pupils per adult12.2
Teachers (FTE)8.45
Teaching assistants (FTE)6.2
Support staff (FTE)10
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/258.5
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/258.5
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate5.7%
Pupils with one or more suspensions2.9%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Herbert Strutt Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.8 miPrimaryPottery Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
0.9 miSecondaryBelper School and Sixth Form CentreFoundation school
Good
0.9 miPrimaryHolbrook Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miPrimarySt John's CofE Primary School and NurseryVoluntary controlled school
Good
1.0 miPrimaryMilford Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miPrimaryLong Row Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.1 miPrimarySt Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.5 miPrimaryKilburn Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.5 miPrimaryKilburn Junior SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.7 miSecondaryJohn Flamsteed Community SchoolAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Herbert Strutt Primary School

What is Herbert Strutt Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Herbert Strutt Primary School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 18 Sept 2013.

How does Herbert Strutt Primary School rank in England?

Herbert Strutt Primary School ranks 4,896 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (better than 67% of schools).

How many pupils attend Herbert Strutt Primary School?

Herbert Strutt Primary School has 178 pupils aged 4 to 11, with capacity for 210.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.