Schools

South Derbyshire schools and Ofsted

Every state school and nursery in South Derbyshire, 42 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 83% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 7 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.

42state schools and nurseries

83%good or betterat their last inspection

7new report cardssince November 2025

6inspections publishedin the last six months

Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.

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Latest inspections

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Aston-on-Trent Primary SchoolDE72 2UH	Primary	Aston-on-Trent	Standards maintained (2025)
Belmont Primary SchoolDE11 8JZ	Primary	Swadlincote	Good (2023)
Church Broughton CofE Primary SchoolDE65 5AS	Primary	Church Broughton	Standards maintained (2024)
Church Gresley Infant and Nursery SchoolDE11 9EY	Primary	Swadlincote	School remains Good (2024)
Coton-in-the-Elms Cof E Primary SchoolDE12 8HE	Primary	Coton in the Elms	Good (2023)
Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery SchoolDE11 0EG	Primary	Newhall	Good in every area (2024)
Esteem South AcademyDE11 0TW	Alternative provision	Newhall	Good (2023)
Etwall Primary SchoolDE65 6NB	Primary	Etwall	School remains Good (2023)
Eureka Primary SchoolDE11 7LA	Primary	Swadlincote	School remains Good (2023)
Fairmeadows Foundation Primary SchoolDE11 0SW	Primary	Newhall	Standards maintained (2025)
Findern Primary SchoolDE65 6AR	Primary	Findern	Good (2024)
Granville AcademyDE11 7JR	Secondary	Woodville	Good in every area (2025)
Hartshorne CofE Primary SchoolDE11 7ES	Primary	Hartshorne	Good (2024)
Heath Fields Primary SchoolDE65 5EQ	Primary	Hatton	Good (2023)
Hilton Spencer AcademyDE65 5GH	Primary	Hilton	School remains Good (2023)
John Port Spencer AcademyDE65 6LU	Secondary	Etwall	Good (2022)
Linton Primary SchoolDE12 6QA	Primary	Linton	Good in every area (2024)
Mary Howard Church of England Primary SchoolB79 9JJ	Primary	Lullington	Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025)
Melbourne Infant & Nursery SchoolDE73 8JE	Primary	Melbourne	Report card Jul 2026: Expected standard in every area
Melbourne Junior SchoolDE73 8JE	Primary	Melbourne	School remains Good (2024)
Mercia AcademyDE11 0TL	Secondary	Newhall	Good in 3, requires improvement in 1 (2025)
Netherseal St Peter's CofE (C) Primary SchoolDE12 8BZ	Primary	Netherseal	Good (2023)
Newhall Infant SchoolDE11 0TJ	Primary	Newhall	School remains Good (2023)
Newhall Junior SchoolDE11 0TR	Primary	Newhall	Requires improvement (2022)
Newton Solney CofE (Aided) Infant SchoolDE15 0SF	Primary	Newton Solney	Good (2023)
Overseal Primary SchoolDE12 6LU	Primary	Overseal	Report card May 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6
Pennine Way Junior AcademyDE11 9EY	Primary	Swadlincote	Standards maintained (2024)
Repton Primary SchoolDE65 6GN	Primary	Repton	Good in every area (2025)
Rosliston CofE Primary SchoolDE12 8JW	Primary	Rosliston	Report card Feb 2026: Expected standard in 1, needs attention in 6
Shardlow Primary SchoolDE72 2GR	Primary	Shardlow	Good (2022)
Springfield Junior SchoolDE11 0BU	Primary	Swadlincote	Good (2024)
St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolB79 0AP	Primary	Lullington	Good in every area (2025)
St Edward's Catholic AcademyDE11 0BD	Primary	Swadlincote	Standards maintained (2025)
Stanton Primary SchoolDE15 9TJ	Primary	Newhall	Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in 4, needs attention in 3
The Mease Spencer AcademyDE65 5LX	Primary	Hilton	Good (2024)
The Pingle AcademyDE11 0QA	Secondary	Swadlincote	Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in 1, needs attention in 6
Three Trees CofE Junior AcademyDE11 7EA	Primary	Woodville	Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in 2, needs attention in 4
Three Trees Infant AcademyDE11 7EA	Primary	Woodville	Inadequate (2023)
Walton On Trent CofE Primary and Nursery SchoolDE12 8NL	Primary	Walton-on-Trent	Good (2023)
Weston-on-Trent CofE (VA) Primary SchoolDE72 2HX	Primary	Weston-on-Trent	School remains Good (2024)
Willington Primary SchoolDE65 6DN	Primary	Willington	Good (2024)
Winshill Village Primary and Nursery SchoolDE15 0DH	Primary	Newton Solney	Report card Jul 2026: Expected standard in every area

How the new report cards work

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 7 South Derbyshire report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 28 times, needs attention 19 times, strong standard 1 times.

Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.

Where the figures come from

Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at DE and LE postcodes and show here the ones in South Derbyshire. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.

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Questions people ask

How many schools in South Derbyshire are rated good or better?

83% of the 42 state schools and nurseries in South Derbyshire were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.

What are Ofsted report cards?

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.

How many schools are there in South Derbyshire?

There are 42 state-funded schools and nurseries in South Derbyshire: 37 primary, 4 secondary, 1 alternative provision.