Morton Primary Academy
Main Road, Morton, Alfreton, DE55 6HH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TAPESTRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Miss Lianne Jackson
- Sponsor
- Djanogly Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Bolsover
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 104
- Pupils on roll
- 103
- URN
- 149588
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773872360
About this school
Morton Primary Academy is a primary academy in Alfreton. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 103 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Morton Primary School (URN 112596).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 88% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 108.0 |
Trends over time
How Morton Primary 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 | — | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 88% | 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 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 99 |
| 2024/25 | 102 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Morton Primary Academy compares
Morton Primary Academy ranked 91st 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 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 3.5% | 25.5% | 103 | — |
| Stonebroom Primary and Nursery School | 56% | 5.7% | 44% | 211 | 0.4 miles |
| Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School | — | — | — | 65 | 1.2 miles |
| Shirland Primary School | — | 3.9% | 38.9% | 175 | 1.3 miles |
| Westhouses Primary School | 58% | 4% | 31.3% | 83 | 1.3 miles |
| Town End Junior School | 65% | 4.2% | 26.6% | 187 | 1.4 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)
- 25.49%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.46%
- Persistent absence
- 8.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stonebroom Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Alfreton
-
Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School1.2 miles
Primary · Alfreton
-
Shirland Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Alfreton
-
Westhouses Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Alfreton
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Town End Junior School1.4 miles
Primary · Alfreton
Other schools in Alfreton
Morton Primary Academy ranks 4th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Alfreton.
- Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Copthorne Community Infant School Primary
- Croft Infant School Primary
- Glebe Junior School Primary
- Leys Junior School Primary
- Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Newton Primary School Primary
- Riddings Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Riddings Junior School Primary
- Shirland Primary School Primary
- Somercotes Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Morton Primary Academy teach?
- Morton Primary Academy teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Alfreton.
- Who is the headteacher of Morton Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Morton Primary Academy is Miss Lianne Jackson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Morton Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Morton Primary 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 Morton Primary Academy?
- Morton Primary Academy has 103 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Morton Primary Academy full?
- Morton Primary Academy has capacity for 104 pupils and 103 on roll (99%), 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 Morton Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Morton Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Morton Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Morton Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Morton Primary Academy?
- Morton Primary Academy is part of TAPESTRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Morton Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 88% in 2023/24 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 Morton Primary Academy rank locally?
- Morton Primary Academy ranked 91st 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 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Morton Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Morton Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Morton Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Morton Primary 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.