SCHOOL PROFILE

Carsington and Hopton Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 112878
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 49 Published school capacity
Capacity used 63.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

8 May 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Derbyshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 31 31 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 14 45.2% of pupils
Male pupils 17 54.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

12.9%
11.9 pts below England
School 12.9%
Derbyshire Dales 20.4%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

3.2%
17.1 pts below England
School 3.2%
Derbyshire Dales 2.6%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Derbyshire Dales 0.6%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
93.5%
29
Any other Mixed background
6.5%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 19.4% 6 of 31 pupils
1.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.4%
Derbyshire Dales 17.1%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 6.5% 2 pupils
England 14.8% 8.3 pts below
EHC plans 12.9% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 6.9 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Speech, language & communication 2
Specific learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2023/24.

2023/24
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

22.0% 37.0 pts below England
School 22.0%
Derbyshire Dales 55.2%
East Midlands 58.2%
England 59.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.47%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.75 pts lower than England
School 5.47%
Derbyshire Dales 5.65%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.00%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.82 pts lower than England
School 10.00%
Derbyshire Dales 11.56%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Derbyshire Dales 1.89%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

63.3% 24.9 pts below England
Carsington and Hopton Primary School
63.3%
Derbyshire Dales
83.4%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information