Middleton Community Primary School
Main Street, Matlock, DE4 4LQ
93 pupils · 101% of 92 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Free school meals
- 29%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 23 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 78% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 28% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 11 | 11 | 23 | 11 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 11 | 11 | 24 | 11 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 8 | 8 | 21 | 8 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 10 | 10 | 27 | 10 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 7 | 7 | 23 | 7 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 11 | 10 | 23 | 11 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 9 | 9 | 17 | 9 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 16 | 16 | 33 | 16 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Wirksworth CofE Infant School 1.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Cromford Church of England Primary School 2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Wirksworth Junior School 2.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bonsall CofE (A) Primary School 2.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Matlock Bath Holy Trinity CofE Controlled Primary School 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Carsington and Hopton Primary School 3.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.