Scargill CofE Primary School
Beech Lane, West Hallam, Ilkeston, DE7 6GU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- DERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr M Hetherington
- Diocese
- Diocese of Derby
- Sponsor
- Derby Diocesan Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Mid Derbyshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 279
- URN
- 144467
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159320005
About this school
Scargill CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Ilkeston. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 279 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
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 | 55 | 48 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 67% | 35% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 83% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 79% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 75% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
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 Scargill 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 | 55% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 35% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 340 |
| 2023/24 | 310 |
| 2024/25 | 302 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Scargill CofE Primary School compares
Scargill CofE Primary School ranked 222nd 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 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35% | 3.6% | 15.9% | 279 | — |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | 50% | 8.4% | 21.8% | 74 | 0.9 miles |
| Stanley Common Church of England Primary School | 0% | 4.7% | 47.4% | 33 | 1.0 miles |
| Mapperley CofE Controlled Primary School | 56% | 5.1% | 23.2% | 53 | 1.1 miles |
| Ladywood Primary School | 60% | 5.7% | 46.4% | 305 | 1.8 miles |
| Dallimore Primary & Nursery School | 63% | 5.3% | 47.1% | 360 | 2.0 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)
- 15.89%
- English as an additional language
- 0.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.57%
- Persistent absence
- 5.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Andrew's CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
-
Stanley Common Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
-
Mapperley CofE Controlled Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
-
Ladywood Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
-
Dallimore Primary & Nursery School2.0 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
Other schools in Ilkeston
Scargill CofE Primary School ranks 14th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Ilkeston.
- Charlotte Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Chaucer Infant School Primary
- Chaucer Junior School Primary
- Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Cotmanhay Junior School Primary
- Dallimore Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Field House Infant School Primary
- Granby Junior School Primary
- Hallam Fields Junior School Primary
- Horsley Woodhouse Primary School Primary
- Kensington Junior Academy Primary
- Ladywood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Scargill CofE Primary School teach?
- Scargill CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ilkeston.
- Who is the headteacher of Scargill CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Scargill CofE Primary School is Mr M Hetherington, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Scargill CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Scargill 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 Scargill CofE Primary School?
- Scargill CofE Primary School has 279 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Scargill CofE Primary School full?
- Scargill CofE Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 279 on roll (66%), 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 Scargill CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Scargill CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Derby.
- Does Scargill CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Scargill CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Scargill CofE Primary School?
- Scargill CofE Primary 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 Scargill CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 35% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Scargill CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Scargill CofE Primary School ranked 222nd 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 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Scargill CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Scargill CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Scargill CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Scargill 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 10 July 2026.