Weston-on-Trent CofE (VA) Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Derbyshire·DE72 2HX
Composite score
59.0
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#4,230
National rank
#299
In East Midlands
#63
In Derbyshire
Top 29%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
53%
% achieving higher RWM
21%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
101.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
11 first choices, 17 places
First choices per place
0.65
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
58
any preference, for 17 places
Applications from another council area
14%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.35
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020220.7820230.9220241.0020250.652026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Weston-on-Trent CofE (VA) Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
146
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
19.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
21.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
11.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.4%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
6.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,875
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Weston-on-Trent CofE (VA) Primary School at a glance

Located in Derbyshire, Weston-on-Trent CofE (VA) Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 146 pupils aged 4 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That is down 9.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 29% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 21% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Weston-on-Trent CofE (VA) Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 11 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.4%. There are about 18.3 pupils per teacher. Weston-on-Trent CofE (VA) Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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