Morley Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Ilkeston, Derbyshire·DE7 6DF
Composite score
94.8
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National rank
#7
In East Midlands
#3
In Derbyshire
Top 0.6%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
92%
% achieving higher RWM
38%
Reading average scaled score
112.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
111.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 20/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Expected standard

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
82%
11 first choices, 11 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
38
any preference, for 11 places
Applications from another council area
37%

Derbyshire does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Morley Primary School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

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

School profile

Age range
5–11
Pupils on roll
79
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
12.7%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
6.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
1.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,127
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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School overview

Morley Primary School is a primary school serving Ilkeston, Derbyshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 79 pupils aged 5 to 11 on roll. 92% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 6.0 percentage points year on 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 among the top 1% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 112 in reading and 111 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 38% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 82% of the families who made Morley Primary School their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. There are about 19.8 pupils per teacher. Morley 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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