Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 3 Jun 2025
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 152133.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 99 |
| Girls | 57 |
| Boys | 42 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 39.4% |
| First language not English | 4% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 17 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 8 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 16.5 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 9.6 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 5.84 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 4.05 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 6.26 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
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.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 11 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 16 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 11 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 11 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 5.1%, similar to England, similar to Derbyshire | 4.9% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 14.7%, similar to England, worse than Derbyshire | 11.6% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 0%, better than England, better than Derbyshire | 0.9% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
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| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 mi | Primary | Calow CofE VC Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 28 Sept 2022. | |
| 1.2 mi | Primary | Duckmanton Primary School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 22 Nov 2022. | |
| 1.3 mi | Primary | Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 10 May 2023. | |
| 1.3 mi | Primary | Inkersall Spencer Academy | Academy sponsor led | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 9 Jun 2026. | |
| 1.4 mi | Secondary | Springwell Community College | Academy converter | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 5 Nov 2024. | |
| 1.7 mi | Primary | St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School | Voluntary aided school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 14 May 2014. | |
| 1.8 mi | Primary | Poolsbrook Primary Academy | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 14 Nov 2023. | |
| 1.9 mi | Primary | Hady Primary School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 27 Feb 2014. |
Arkwright Primary School is rated Good, last inspected on 3 Jun 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, Arkwright Primary School made 11 offers from 16 applications (1.5 per offer), and 11 of 11 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
Arkwright Primary School has 99 pupils aged 3 to 11.
At Arkwright Primary School, there were 16.5 pupils per teacher in 2025/26.
In 2025/26, pupils at Arkwright Primary School missed 5.1% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 14.7% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).
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.