Curbar Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Hope Valley, Derbyshire
Curbar Primary School is a primary school in Hope Valley, Derbyshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 15 November 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Calver Bridge, Calver, Hope Valley, S32 3XA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 68 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 15 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy life at Curbar Primary School.”
- “In lessons, they display exceptionally positive attitudes to learning.”
- “At playtimes, pupils of all ages play happily together.”
To improve
- “However, the school has not yet established effective routines for checking how well all subjects are being delivered or how well pupils remember what they have learned.”
- “On some occasions, lessons are not adapted well enough to support all pupils to gain knowledge quickly and securely.”
- “However, sometimes pupils’ misconceptions are not identified quickly enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 December 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 62% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 10 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 10 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derbyshire.
- St Anne's CofE Primary School 1.3 mi Good
- Stoney Middleton CofE (C) Primary School 1.3 mi Good
- Grindleford Primary School 2.1 mi Good
- Pilsley CofE Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good
- Eyam CofE Primary School 2.2 mi Not judged
- Longstone CofE Primary School 3.4 mi School remains Good
- Bakewell CofE Infant School 4.0 mi Good
- Wigley Primary School 4.5 mi No Ofsted grade