Long Row Primary School
Long Row, Belper, DE56 1DR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa White
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Mid Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 264
- URN
- 112785
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773823319
About this school
Long Row Primary School is a community primary school in Belper. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 264 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Long Row 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 February 2024, 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 | 37 | 37 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 70% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 11% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 81% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 84% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 84% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Long Row 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 | 73% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 251 |
| 2023/24 | 248 |
| 2024/25 | 264 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Long Row Primary School compares
Long Row Primary School ranked 159th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 3.7% | 20% | 264 | — |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 67% | 4.2% | 11.1% | 167 | 0.3 miles |
| St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery | 55% | 3.1% | 17.1% | 398 | 0.6 miles |
| Pottery Primary School | 23% | 4.6% | 25.2% | 285 | 1.0 miles |
| Herbert Strutt Primary School | 71% | 5% | 41.7% | 178 | 1.0 miles |
| Milford Primary School | 77% | 5.3% | 14.1% | 80 | 1.7 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)
- 20%
- English as an additional language
- 7.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.71%
- Persistent absence
- 6.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Belper
-
St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Belper
-
Pottery Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Belper
-
Herbert Strutt Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Belper
-
Milford Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Belper
Other schools in Belper
Long Row Primary School ranks 10th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Belper.
- Ambergate Primary School Primary
- Duffield the Meadows Primary School Primary
- Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Heage Primary School Primary
- Herbert Strutt Primary School Primary
- Holbrook Church of England Primary School Primary
- Kilburn Junior School Primary
- Milford Primary School Primary
- Pottery Primary School Primary
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Turnditch Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Long Row Primary School teach?
- Long Row Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Belper.
- Who is the headteacher of Long Row Primary School?
- The headteacher of Long Row Primary School is Mrs Lisa White, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Long Row Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Long Row 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 Long Row Primary School?
- Long Row Primary School has 264 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Long Row Primary School full?
- Long Row Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 264 on roll (84%), 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 Long Row Primary School a faith school?
- No. Long Row Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Long Row Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Long Row Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Long Row Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Long Row Primary School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Long Row Primary School ranked 159th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Long Row Primary School's absence rate?
- Long Row Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Long Row Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Long Row 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.