The Curzon CofE Primary School
Church Road, Quarndon, Derby, DE22 5JA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amanda Fletcher
- Diocese
- Diocese of Derby
- Constituency
- Mid Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 160
- Pupils on roll
- 145
- URN
- 112981
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332550172
About this school
The Curzon CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Derby. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 145 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
- 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 | 19 | 24 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 71% | 36% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 8% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 95% | 79% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 71% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 79% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 The Curzon 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 | 79% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 36% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 128 |
| 2023/24 | 143 |
| 2024/25 | 135 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Curzon CofE Primary School compares
The Curzon CofE Primary School ranked 221st of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36% | 7.4% | 17% | 145 | — |
| Portway Infant School | — | 4.6% | 14.5% | 168 | 0.9 miles |
| Portway Junior School | 56% | 3.6% | 19.4% | 297 | 0.9 miles |
| Duffield the Meadows Primary School | 74% | 3.6% | 11.3% | 260 | 1.5 miles |
| Lawn Primary School | 84% | 3.4% | 10.1% | 434 | 1.6 miles |
| Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary School | 68% | 3.4% | 5.1% | 449 | 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)
- 17.04%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 7.35%
- Persistent absence
- 25.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Portway Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Portway Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Duffield the Meadows Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Belper
-
Lawn Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
The Curzon CofE Primary School ranks 78th of the 86 ranked primary schools in Derby.
- Akaal Primary School Primary
- Allenton Primary School Primary
- Alvaston Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Alvaston Junior Academy Primary
- Arboretum Primary School Primary
- Ash Croft Primary Academy Primary
- Ashbrook Infant School Primary
- Ashbrook Junior School Primary
- Ashgate Primary School Primary
- Ashwood Spencer Academy Primary
- Asterdale Primary School Primary
- Aston-on-Trent Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Curzon CofE Primary School teach?
- The Curzon CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of The Curzon CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Curzon CofE Primary School is Mrs Amanda Fletcher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Curzon CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Curzon 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 The Curzon CofE Primary School?
- The Curzon CofE Primary School has 145 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Curzon CofE Primary School full?
- The Curzon CofE Primary School has capacity for 160 pupils and 145 on roll (91%), 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 The Curzon CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. The Curzon CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Derby.
- Does The Curzon CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Curzon CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have The Curzon CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 36% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Curzon CofE Primary School rank locally?
- The Curzon CofE Primary School ranked 221st of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Curzon CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- The Curzon CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Curzon CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Curzon 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.