Bamford Primary School
Fidlers Well, Bamford, Hope Valley, S33 0AR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Gemmell
- Federation
- The Peak Federation
- Constituency
- High Peak
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 107
- Pupils on roll
- 64
- URN
- 112504
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01433651267
About this school
Bamford Primary School is a community primary school in Hope Valley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 64 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 April 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 12 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 75% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 8% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 92% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 92% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 92% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 109.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 108.0 | - |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bamford Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69 |
| 2023/24 | 66 |
| 2024/25 | 59 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bamford Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.6% | 6.8% | 64 | — |
| Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School | 75% | 4% | 15.4% | 144 | 2.0 miles |
| Hope Primary School | 33% | 5% | 15.9% | 67 | 2.2 miles |
| Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery | — | 3.5% | 33.3% | 20 | 2.5 miles |
| Bradwell Junior School | 60% | 7.3% | 22% | 41 | 2.6 miles |
| Castleton CofE Primary School | — | 28.2% | 25% | 21 | 3.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.78%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.62%
- Persistent absence
- 6.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Hope Valley
-
Hope Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Hope Valley
-
Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery2.5 miles
Primary · Hope Valley
-
Bradwell Junior School2.6 miles
Primary · Hope Valley
-
Castleton CofE Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Hope Valley
Other schools in Hope Valley
- Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery Primary
- Bradwell Junior School Primary
- Castleton CofE Primary School Primary
- Curbar Primary School Primary
- Edale CofE Primary School Primary
- Eyam CofE Primary School Primary
- Grindleford Primary School Primary
- Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Hope Primary School Primary
- Stoney Middleton CofE (C) Primary School Primary
- Hope Valley College Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bamford Primary School teach?
- Bamford Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hope Valley.
- Who is the headteacher of Bamford Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bamford Primary School is Mrs Kate Gemmell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bamford Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bamford Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Bamford Primary School?
- Bamford Primary School has 64 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bamford Primary School full?
- Bamford Primary School has capacity for 107 pupils and 64 on roll (60%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bamford Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bamford Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bamford Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bamford Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Bamford Primary School?
- Bamford Primary School is part of the The Peak Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bamford Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Bamford Primary School's absence rate?
- Bamford Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bamford Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bamford Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.