Tansley Primary School
Gold Hill, Tansley, Matlock, DE4 5FG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 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
- 88
- Pupils on roll
- 58
- URN
- 112592
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01629582448
About this school
Tansley Primary School is a community primary school in Matlock. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 58 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 4 May 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 | 10 | 9 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 44% | 23% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 11% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 78% | 31% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 44% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 56% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 Tansley 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 | 44% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 23% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83 |
| 2023/24 | 87 |
| 2024/25 | 77 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tansley Primary School compares
Tansley Primary School ranked 239th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 23% | 4.4% | 26% | 58 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 37% | 6.1% | 57% | 156 | 1.2 miles |
| Castle View Primary School | 33% | 4.4% | 60.2% | 130 | 1.2 miles |
| St Giles Church of England Primary and Nursery School | 73% | 4.1% | 32% | 89 | 1.5 miles |
| Lea Primary School | 74% | 3.2% | 7.4% | 128 | 1.7 miles |
| All Saints CofE Infant School | — | 3.4% | 7.9% | 142 | 1.8 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)
- 25.97%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.43%
- Persistent absence
- 11.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Matlock
-
Castle View Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Matlock
-
St Giles Church of England Primary and Nursery School1.5 miles
Primary · Matlock
-
Lea Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Matlock
-
All Saints CofE Infant School1.8 miles
Primary · Matlock
Other schools in Matlock
Tansley Primary School ranks 16th 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 Tansley Primary School teach?
- Tansley Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Matlock.
- Who is the headteacher of Tansley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Tansley Primary School is Mrs Karen Maycock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tansley Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tansley 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 Tansley Primary School?
- Tansley Primary School has 58 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Tansley Primary School full?
- Tansley Primary School has capacity for 88 pupils and 58 on roll (66%), 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 Tansley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Tansley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tansley Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Tansley Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Tansley Primary School?
- Tansley 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 Tansley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 23% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tansley Primary School rank locally?
- Tansley Primary School ranked 239th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tansley Primary School's absence rate?
- Tansley Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tansley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tansley 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.