Tansley Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Matlock, Derbyshire
Tansley Primary School is a primary school in Matlock, Derbyshire for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 4 May 2022.
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Catchment area for Tansley Primary School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
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Key facts
- Address
- Gold Hill, Tansley, Matlock, DE4 5FG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 58 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 4 May 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy being part of this friendly and welcoming school.”
- “They say they have lots of friends.”
- “Pupils know that adults in the school care about them and look after them.”
To improve
- “In some other subjects, leaders have not yet sufficiently identified the precise knowledge they want pupils to learn.”
- “Teachers are not as clear about what they want pupils to know.”
- “However, some staff have not yet received training to deliver this consistently.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 2022 (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) | 23% | 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.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derbyshire.
- St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.2 mi Standards maintained
- Castle View Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged
- St Giles Church of England Primary and Nursery School 1.5 mi School remains Good
- Lea Primary School 1.7 mi Outstanding
- All Saints CofE Infant School 1.8 mi Standards maintained
- All Saints CofE Junior School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Matlock Bath Holy Trinity CofE Controlled Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good
- Cromford Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi Good