All Saints CofE Junior School
Hurds Hollow, Matlock, DE4 3LA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- DERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ben O'Connell
- Diocese
- Diocese of Derby
- Sponsor
- Derby Diocesan Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 218
- URN
- 144067
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01629582913
About this school
All Saints CofE Junior School is a Church of England primary academy in Matlock. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 218 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 54 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 80% | 86% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 15% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 85% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 93% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 91% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.00 | - | - |
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 All Saints CofE Junior 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 | 75% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 86% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 233 |
| 2023/24 | 223 |
| 2024/25 | 219 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How All Saints CofE Junior School compares
All Saints CofE Junior School ranked 14th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 86% | 2.7% | 14.6% | 218 | — |
| All Saints CofE Infant School | — | 3.4% | 7.9% | 142 | 0.3 miles |
| Castle View Primary School | 33% | 4.4% | 60.2% | 130 | 0.9 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 37% | 6.1% | 57% | 156 | 0.9 miles |
| Darley Dale Primary School | 63% | 3.1% | 21.6% | 214 | 1.1 miles |
| St Giles Church of England Primary and Nursery School | 73% | 4.1% | 32% | 89 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.61%
- English as an additional language
- 2.7%
- Overall absence
- 2.71%
- Persistent absence
- 1.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Saints CofE Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Matlock
-
Castle View Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Matlock
-
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Matlock
-
Darley Dale Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Matlock
-
St Giles Church of England Primary and Nursery School1.2 miles
Primary · Matlock
Other schools in Matlock
All Saints CofE Junior School ranks 1st of the 16 ranked primary schools in Matlock.
- All Saints CofE Infant School Primary
- Bonsall CofE (A) Primary School Primary
- Brassington Primary School Primary
- Carsington and Hopton Primary School Primary
- Castle View Primary School Primary
- Crich Carr CofE Primary School Primary
- Crich Church of England Infant School Primary
- Crich Junior School Primary
- Cromford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Darley Churchtown Church of England Primary School Primary
- Darley Dale Primary School Primary
- Elton CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does All Saints CofE Junior School teach?
- All Saints CofE Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Matlock.
- Who is the headteacher of All Saints CofE Junior School?
- The headteacher of All Saints CofE Junior School is Mr Ben O'Connell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was All Saints CofE Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected All Saints CofE Junior 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 All Saints CofE Junior School?
- All Saints CofE Junior School has 218 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is All Saints CofE Junior School full?
- All Saints CofE Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 218 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 All Saints CofE Junior School a faith school?
- Yes. All Saints CofE Junior School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Derby.
- Does All Saints CofE Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records All Saints CofE Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs All Saints CofE Junior School?
- All Saints CofE Junior School is part of DERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have All Saints CofE Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 86% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does All Saints CofE Junior School rank locally?
- All Saints CofE Junior School ranked 14th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is All Saints CofE Junior School's absence rate?
- All Saints CofE Junior School's overall absence rate is 2.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are All Saints CofE Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, All Saints CofE Junior 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 15 July 2026.