Middleton Community Primary School
Main Street, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Matlock, DE4 4LQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Alison Dugdale
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 92
- Pupils on roll
- 93
- URN
- 112654
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01629822236
About this school
Middleton Community Primary School is a community primary school in Matlock. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 93 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Middleton Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 14 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 64% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 29% | 28% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 93% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 79% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 71% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.00 | - | - |
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 Middleton Community 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 | 64% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 94 |
| 2023/24 | 90 |
| 2024/25 | 96 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Middleton Community Primary School compares
Middleton Community Primary School ranked 40th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 7.3% | 29.2% | 93 | — |
| Wirksworth CofE Infant School | — | 3.8% | 27.6% | 47 | 1.2 miles |
| Cromford Church of England Primary School | 29% | 5.5% | 29% | 75 | 1.2 miles |
| Wirksworth Junior School | 44% | 4.2% | 26.7% | 76 | 1.3 miles |
| Bonsall CofE (A) Primary School | 57% | 3.8% | 10.3% | 38 | 1.5 miles |
| Matlock Bath Holy Trinity CofE Controlled Primary School | — | 6.1% | 13.6% | 46 | 1.6 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.17%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 7.3%
- Persistent absence
- 13.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wirksworth CofE Infant School1.2 miles
Primary · Matlock
-
Cromford Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Matlock
-
Wirksworth Junior School1.3 miles
Primary · Matlock
-
Bonsall CofE (A) Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Matlock
-
Matlock Bath Holy Trinity CofE Controlled Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Matlock
Other schools in Matlock
Middleton Community Primary School ranks 3rd 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 ages does Middleton Community Primary School teach?
- Middleton Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Matlock.
- Who is the headteacher of Middleton Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Middleton Community Primary School is Ms Alison Dugdale, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Middleton Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Middleton Community 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 many pupils are at Middleton Community Primary School?
- Middleton Community Primary School has 93 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Middleton Community Primary School full?
- Middleton Community Primary School has capacity for 92 pupils and 93 on roll (101%), 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 Middleton Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Middleton Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Middleton Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Middleton Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Middleton Community 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 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Middleton Community Primary School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Middleton Community Primary School ranked 40th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Middleton Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Middleton Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Middleton Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Middleton Community 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.