Lea Primary School
Church Street, Lea, Matlock, DE4 5JP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Maycock
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Framework Federation
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 128
- URN
- 112536
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01629534286
About this school
Lea Primary School is a community primary school in Matlock. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 128 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 50% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 15% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 80% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 65% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 75% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Lea 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 | 60% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 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 | 3.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 136 |
| 2023/24 | 127 |
| 2024/25 | 136 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lea Primary School compares
Lea Primary School ranked 60th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% 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 | 74% | 3.2% | 7.4% | 128 | — |
| Cromford Church of England Primary School | 29% | 5.5% | 29% | 75 | 1.7 miles |
| Tansley Primary School | 23% | 4.4% | 26% | 58 | 1.7 miles |
| Matlock Bath Holy Trinity CofE Controlled Primary School | — | 6.1% | 13.6% | 46 | 1.8 miles |
| Crich Carr CofE Primary School | — | 3.9% | 14.7% | 42 | 1.9 miles |
| St Giles Church of England Primary and Nursery School | 73% | 4.1% | 32% | 89 | 1.9 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)
- 7.35%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.19%
- Persistent absence
- 2.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cromford Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Matlock
-
Tansley Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Matlock
-
Matlock Bath Holy Trinity CofE Controlled Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Matlock
-
Crich Carr CofE Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Matlock
-
St Giles Church of England Primary and Nursery School1.9 miles
Primary · Matlock
Other schools in Matlock
Lea Primary School ranks 4th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Matlock.
- All Saints CofE Infant School Primary
- All Saints CofE Junior School Primary
- Bonsall CofE (A) Primary School Primary
- Brassington Primary School Primary
- Carsington and Hopton Primary School Primary
- Castle View Primary School Primary
- Crich Carr CofE Primary School Primary
- Crich Church of England Infant School Primary
- Crich Junior School Primary
- Cromford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Darley Churchtown Church of England Primary School Primary
- Darley Dale Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lea Primary School teach?
- Lea Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Matlock.
- Who is the headteacher of Lea Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lea Primary School is Mrs Karen Maycock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lea Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lea 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 Lea Primary School?
- Lea Primary School has 128 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lea Primary School full?
- Lea Primary School has capacity for 119 pupils and 128 on roll (108%), so it is at or above 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 Lea Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lea Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lea Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lea Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Lea Primary School?
- Lea Primary School is part of the Framework Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lea Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lea Primary School rank locally?
- Lea Primary School ranked 60th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% 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 Lea Primary School's absence rate?
- Lea 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 Lea Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lea 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.