Eyam CofE Primary School
Church Street, Eyam, Hope Valley, S32 5QH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Oona Gilbertson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Derby
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 64
- URN
- 112816
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01433630840
About this school
Eyam CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Hope Valley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 64 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 25% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 75% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 75% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 63% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Eyam CofE 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 | 50% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 25% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64 |
| 2023/24 | 62 |
| 2024/25 | 70 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eyam CofE Primary School compares
Eyam CofE Primary School ranked 181st of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 6.8% | 8.6% | 64 | — |
| Stoney Middleton CofE (C) Primary School | — | 22.4% | 46.7% | 20 | 0.9 miles |
| Grindleford Primary School | 67% | 4.2% | 12.5% | 41 | 1.7 miles |
| Curbar Primary School | 62% | 3.2% | 8.5% | 68 | 2.2 miles |
| Great Hucklow CE Primary | — | 8.3% | 25.7% | 33 | 2.7 miles |
| Longstone CofE Primary School | 73% | 4.1% | 12.6% | 94 | 3.1 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)
- 8.57%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.77%
- Persistent absence
- 16.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stoney Middleton CofE (C) Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Hope Valley
-
Grindleford Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Hope Valley
-
Curbar Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Hope Valley
-
Great Hucklow CE Primary2.7 miles
Primary · Buxton
-
Longstone CofE Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Great Longstone
Other schools in Hope Valley
Eyam CofE Primary School ranks 5th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Hope Valley.
- Bamford Primary School Primary
- Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery Primary
- Bradwell Junior School Primary
- Castleton CofE Primary School Primary
- Curbar Primary School Primary
- Edale CofE Primary School Primary
- Grindleford Primary School Primary
- Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Hope Primary School Primary
- Stoney Middleton CofE (C) Primary School Primary
- Hope Valley College Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Eyam CofE Primary School teach?
- Eyam CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hope Valley.
- Who is the headteacher of Eyam CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Eyam CofE Primary School is Mrs Oona Gilbertson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Eyam CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eyam CofE 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 Eyam CofE Primary School?
- Eyam CofE Primary School has 64 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Eyam CofE Primary School full?
- Eyam CofE Primary School has capacity for 84 pupils and 64 on roll (76%), 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 Eyam CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Eyam CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Derby.
- Does Eyam CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Eyam CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Eyam CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Eyam CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Eyam CofE Primary School ranked 181st of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Eyam CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Eyam CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Eyam CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eyam CofE 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.