Milford Primary SchoolHerbert Strutt Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Belper.

Summary of the comparison

Milford Primary School and Herbert Strutt Primary School are primary schools in Belper.

  • Milford Primary School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Herbert Strutt Primary School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Herbert Strutt Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Milford Primary School was judged Good and Herbert Strutt Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 77.0% for Milford Primary School and 71.0% for Herbert Strutt Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Milford Primary School (43.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Herbert Strutt Primary School (45.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Milford Primary School versus Herbert Strutt Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BelperMilford Primary SchoolBelperHerbert Strutt Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD42/100C65/100Stronger figure
Local ranking215th of 336 in Derbyshire 73rd of 336 in Derbyshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll78 175
Capacity105 210
LocationBelper, DE56 0QH Belper, DE56 1SH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard77.0% Stronger figure71.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 4.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census78 175
Free school meals (ever 6)14.1% 41.7%
English as an additional language0.0% 0.6%
SEN support15.4% 17.7%
SEN with an EHC plan3.9% 4.6%
Attendance
Overall absence5.3% 5.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.5% 11.8% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Milford Primary School

Herbert Strutt Primary School

Full profiles: Milford Primary School · Herbert Strutt Primary School