Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School
Church Street, Fritchley, Belper, DE56 2FQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rosie Turner
- Diocese
- Diocese of Derby
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Amber Valley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 112
- Pupils on roll
- 108
- URN
- 112880
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773852216
About this school
Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Belper. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 108 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 8 May 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 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 36% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 64% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 44% | 55% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 33% | 73% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.50 | - | - |
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 Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery 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 | 36% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 87 |
| 2023/24 | 93 |
| 2024/25 | 102 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School compares
Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School ranked 131st of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 3.4% | 25.6% | 108 | — |
| Crich Junior School | 65% | 4.4% | 31.4% | 87 | 0.9 miles |
| Crich Church of England Infant School | — | 5.9% | 22.8% | 43 | 1.0 miles |
| Ambergate Primary School | 36% | 2.8% | 8.2% | 79 | 1.1 miles |
| Heage Primary School | — | — | — | — | 1.6 miles |
| Crich Carr CofE Primary School | — | 3.9% | 14.7% | 42 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.58%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 3.41%
- Persistent absence
- 5.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Crich Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Matlock
-
Crich Church of England Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Matlock
-
Ambergate Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Belper
-
Heage Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Belper
-
Crich Carr CofE Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Matlock
Other schools in Belper
Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School ranks 9th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Belper.
- Ambergate Primary School Primary
- Duffield the Meadows Primary School Primary
- Heage Primary School Primary
- Herbert Strutt 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 Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School teach?
- Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Belper.
- Who is the headteacher of Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School is Mrs Rosie Turner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery 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 Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School?
- Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School has 108 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School full?
- Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School has capacity for 112 pupils and 108 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School a faith school?
- Yes. Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Derby.
- Does Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery 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 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School rank locally?
- Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School ranked 131st of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School's absence rate?
- Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery 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.