Pottery Primary School
Community school in Belper, Derbyshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 285 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 318 |
| Free school meals | 24.90% |
| Local authority | Derbyshire |
| Address | Kilbourne Road, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 1HA |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.pottery.derbyshire.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01773823383 |
| URN | 112787 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 17 October 2023, published 21 January 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Herbert Strutt Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Long Row Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Street Lane Primary School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- Holbrook Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- Kilburn Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- Kilburn Junior School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Derbyshire
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