Lea Primary School

Church Street, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 5JP

Outstanding

Inspected 25 June 2024

Outstanding

Ofsted

74%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

3–11

Ages

136

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Community school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Derbyshire →
School Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 3–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 136 / 119 (114%) · over capacity
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 25 June 2024

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

7.3%

Disadvantaged

2.2%

EAL

0.7%

SEN support

5.9%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

74%

Expected standard (RWM)

Higher standard (RWM)

105

Avg reading score

105

Avg maths score

Attendance

3.2%

Overall absence

2.5%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

7.6

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +0.5 vs 2023/24

17.9

Pupils per teacher

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

5.69

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +1.7 vs 2023/24

£49,282

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 25% on leadership pay

↑ +£3,823 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

↑ +1.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£7,375

Spend per pupil

£6,983

Income per pupil

53%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.