St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Belper
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Your child will learn in a warm, caring environment where they are happy and feel safe. The school has a strong focus on reading from the start of Reception, and pupils develop a real love of books and reading. Character development is a real strength - your child will have opportunities to lead and make a positive difference in their school and community.
Key Strengths
- Strong reading culture with well-structured phonics teaching and ambitious reading curriculum
- Outstanding personal development programme that prepares pupils well for life in modern Britain
- Caring, family atmosphere where pupils support each other and show mature attitudes to learning
- Clear systems for identifying and supporting pupils with SEND who access the same ambitious curriculum
- Pupils take pride in leadership roles and make a positive impact on their school and community
Areas for Improvement
- In some subjects, assessment strategies are not effective enough to check pupils understand key knowledge over time, causing some gaps in learning
- Curriculum sometimes not well adapted to individual pupil needs, resulting in some pupils being given tasks that are too easy or too challenging
- In mathematics, higher attaining pupils do not always get opportunities to think more deeply
- In some subjects, recap activities are not designed well enough to reinforce prior learning
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with school creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Faith-based activities, leadership roles in school
St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a harmonious and caring school with a strong culture of mutual respect and kindness. Pupils are happy, feel safe, and achieve well across the curriculum.
At a Glance
12.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
35 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 90%. Maths has improved from 84% to 90%. Writing has declined from 75% to 70%.
Class Sizes
24.6
Avg class size
19.7
Infant (KS1)
28.3
KS2
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
80%
Available places
167 pupils
210 capacity
43 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Belper
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Belper
Admissions Demand - Derbyshire
Places available
9,886
Applications
7,225
Got 1st preference
96.4%
Got preferred school
99.2%
Primary admissions across Derbyshire (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.21187%
Overall absence
6.25%
Persistent absence
160
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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