St Oswald's CofE Primary SchoolClifton CofE Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Oswald's CofE Primary School and Clifton CofE Primary School are primary schools in Ashbourne.

  • St Oswald's CofE Primary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Clifton CofE Primary School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Clifton CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Oswald's CofE Primary School was judged Good and Clifton CofE Primary School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 68.0% for St Oswald's CofE Primary School and 80.0% for Clifton CofE Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Oswald's CofE Primary School (44.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Clifton CofE Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Oswald's CofE Primary School versus Clifton CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure AshbourneSt Oswald's CofE Primary SchoolAshbourneClifton CofE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100B72/100Stronger figure
Local ranking131st of 336 in Derbyshire 30th of 336 in Derbyshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll206 100
Capacity210 105
LocationAshbourne, DE6 1AS Ashbourne, DE6 2GJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard68.0% 80.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard6.0% 13.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census206 100
Free school meals (ever 6)22.8% 14.0%
English as an additional language1.5% 0.0%
SEN support21.8% 14.0%
SEN with an EHC plan0.0% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence3.9% 2.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence6.6% 5.4% 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.

St Oswald's CofE Primary School

Clifton CofE Primary School

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