Curbar Primary School
Calver Bridge, Calver, Hope Valley, S32 3XA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Beahan
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 74
- Pupils on roll
- 68
- URN
- 112535
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01433630266
About this school
Curbar Primary School is a community primary school in Hope Valley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 68 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 9 | 7 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 71% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 29% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 86% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 86% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 71% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.50 | - | - |
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 Curbar 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 | 78% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 74 |
| 2023/24 | 75 |
| 2024/25 | 71 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Curbar Primary School compares
Curbar Primary School ranked 122nd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 3.2% | 8.5% | 68 | — |
| St Anne's CofE Primary School | 83% | 3.4% | 8.2% | 129 | 1.3 miles |
| Stoney Middleton CofE (C) Primary School | — | 22.4% | 46.7% | 20 | 1.3 miles |
| Grindleford Primary School | 67% | 4.2% | 12.5% | 41 | 2.1 miles |
| Pilsley CofE Primary School | 80% | 4.3% | 13.1% | 64 | 2.2 miles |
| Eyam CofE Primary School | 50% | 6.8% | 8.6% | 64 | 2.2 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)
- 8.45%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.17%
- Persistent absence
- 2.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Anne's CofE Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Bakewell
-
Stoney Middleton CofE (C) Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Hope Valley
-
Grindleford Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Hope Valley
-
Pilsley CofE Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Bakewell
-
Eyam CofE Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Hope Valley
Other schools in Hope Valley
Curbar Primary School ranks 3rd of the 6 ranked primary schools in Hope Valley.
- Bamford Primary School Primary
- Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery Primary
- Bradwell Junior School Primary
- Castleton CofE 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 Curbar Primary School teach?
- Curbar Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hope Valley.
- Who is the headteacher of Curbar Primary School?
- The headteacher of Curbar Primary School is Mr Simon Beahan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Curbar Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Curbar 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 Curbar Primary School?
- Curbar Primary School has 68 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Curbar Primary School full?
- Curbar Primary School has capacity for 74 pupils and 68 on roll (92%), 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 Curbar Primary School a faith school?
- No. Curbar Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Curbar Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Curbar Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Curbar Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Curbar Primary School rank locally?
- Curbar Primary School ranked 122nd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Curbar Primary School's absence rate?
- Curbar Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Curbar Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Curbar 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.