St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Matlock Road, Belper, DE56 2JD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amanda Clemens
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nottingham
- Sponsor
- St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Mid Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 167
- URN
- 146119
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773822278
About this school
St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Belper. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 167 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 69% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 3% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 94% | 91% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 84% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 94% | 88% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy 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 | 78% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 197 |
| 2023/24 | 185 |
| 2024/25 | 172 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy compares
St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 98th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.2% | 11.1% | 167 | — |
| Long Row Primary School | 55% | 3.7% | 20% | 264 | 0.3 miles |
| St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery | 55% | 3.1% | 17.1% | 398 | 0.5 miles |
| Pottery Primary School | 23% | 4.6% | 25.2% | 285 | 0.9 miles |
| Herbert Strutt Primary School | 71% | 5% | 41.7% | 178 | 1.1 miles |
| Ambergate Primary School | 36% | 2.8% | 8.2% | 79 | 1.8 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)
- 11.05%
- English as an additional language
- 10.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.21%
- Persistent absence
- 6.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Long Row Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Belper
-
St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Belper
-
Pottery Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Belper
-
Herbert Strutt Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Belper
-
Ambergate Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Belper
Other schools in Belper
St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy ranks 7th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Belper.
- Ambergate Primary School Primary
- Duffield the Meadows Primary School Primary
- Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery 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 John's CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Turnditch Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy teach?
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Belper.
- Who is the headteacher of St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- The headteacher of St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy is Mrs Amanda Clemens, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy, 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 St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy has 167 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy full?
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 167 on roll (80%), 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 St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Nottingham.
- Does St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy rank locally?
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 98th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy'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.