Calow CofE VC Primary School
Primary schoolCalow CofE VC Primary School is a primary school in North East Derbyshire, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 192 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), September 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 28 September 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 77% of pupils at Calow CofE VC Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Derbyshire and 62% in England.
9% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023880 m
- St Peter and St Paul SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.2 km
- Hady Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, April 2024. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Arkwright Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed1.9 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in North East Derbyshire
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).