Belmont Primary School
Belmont Street, Swadlincote, DE11 8JZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Fern Wright
- Constituency
- South Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 436
- Pupils on roll
- 415
- URN
- 112974
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01283217782
About this school
Belmont Primary School is a foundation primary school in Derbyshire. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 415 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Belmont 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 59 | 62 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 37% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 61% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 55% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 58% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
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 Belmont 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 | 54% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 37% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 392 |
| 2023/24 | 415 |
| 2024/25 | 415 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Belmont Primary School compares
Belmont Primary School ranked 192nd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 5.5% | 26% | 415 | — |
| Springfield Junior School | 32% | 6.5% | 64.5% | 182 | 0.3 miles |
| St Edward's Catholic Academy | 45% | 5.8% | 24.6% | 248 | 0.4 miles |
| Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School | — | 7.8% | 49.2% | 155 | 0.5 miles |
| Eureka Primary School | 43% | 4.1% | 32.2% | 144 | 0.5 miles |
| Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.9% | 24.8% | 314 | 0.8 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)
- 26.02%
- English as an additional language
- 10.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.53%
- Persistent absence
- 11.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Springfield Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
St Edward's Catholic Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Eureka Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
Common questions
- What ages does Belmont Primary School teach?
- Belmont Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Derbyshire.
- Who is the headteacher of Belmont Primary School?
- The headteacher of Belmont Primary School is Mrs Julie Fern Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Belmont Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Belmont 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 Belmont Primary School?
- Belmont Primary School has 415 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Belmont Primary School full?
- Belmont Primary School has capacity for 436 pupils and 415 on roll (95%), 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 Belmont Primary School a faith school?
- No. Belmont Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Belmont Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Belmont Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Belmont Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Belmont Primary School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Belmont Primary School ranked 192nd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Belmont Primary School's absence rate?
- Belmont Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Belmont Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Belmont 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.