Herbert Strutt Primary School
Thornhill Avenue, Belper, DE56 1SH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Redfern
- Constituency
- Mid Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- URN
- 112789
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773822771
About this school
Herbert Strutt Primary School is a community primary school in Belper. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 178 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 October 2023, 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 | 31 | 31 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 61% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 3% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 71% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 65% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 68% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Herbert Strutt 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 | 45% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 192 |
| 2023/24 | 184 |
| 2024/25 | 175 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Herbert Strutt Primary School compares
Herbert Strutt Primary School ranked 73rd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 5% | 41.7% | 178 | — |
| Pottery Primary School | 23% | 4.6% | 25.2% | 285 | 0.8 miles |
| Holbrook Church of England Primary School | 90% | 3.3% | 12.5% | 134 | 0.9 miles |
| St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery | 55% | 3.1% | 17.1% | 398 | 0.9 miles |
| Milford Primary School | 77% | 5.3% | 14.1% | 80 | 1.0 miles |
| Long Row Primary School | 55% | 3.7% | 20% | 264 | 1.0 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)
- 41.71%
- English as an additional language
- 0.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.98%
- Persistent absence
- 11.8%
Location
Nearby schools
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Pottery Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Belper
-
Holbrook Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Belper
-
St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery0.9 miles
Primary · Belper
-
Milford Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Belper
-
Long Row Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Belper
Other schools in Belper
Herbert Strutt Primary School ranks 6th 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
- Holbrook Church of England Primary School Primary
- Kilburn Junior School Primary
- Long Row Primary 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 year groups does Herbert Strutt Primary School teach?
- Herbert Strutt Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Belper.
- Who is the headteacher of Herbert Strutt Primary School?
- The headteacher of Herbert Strutt Primary School is Mrs Sarah Redfern, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Herbert Strutt Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Herbert Strutt 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 Herbert Strutt Primary School?
- Herbert Strutt Primary School has 178 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Herbert Strutt Primary School full?
- Herbert Strutt Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 178 on roll (85%), 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 Herbert Strutt Primary School a faith school?
- No. Herbert Strutt Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Herbert Strutt Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Herbert Strutt Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Herbert Strutt Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Herbert Strutt Primary School rank locally?
- Herbert Strutt Primary School ranked 73rd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Herbert Strutt Primary School's absence rate?
- Herbert Strutt Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Herbert Strutt Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Herbert Strutt 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.