St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery, Belper

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From the headteacher's welcome: "As Headteacher, I am very proud and feel incredibly privileged to lead a school where we are all part of something special: a place where children thrive because they feel valued, inspired and deeply connected to their community."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 77% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 55 families put St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery as their first choice and 98 named it as one of their preferences, for 58 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery are Pottery Primary School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 68% reading, 53% maths); St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 90% reading, 90% maths); Long Row Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 73% reading, 67% maths); and Herbert Strutt Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 82% reading, 86% maths).

St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

15.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 36 pupils (9%) received SEN support and 9 (2.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Belper Rail Station, about 1040 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hayfield Close (adjacent), 160 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 79 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery issued 22 suspensions, 5.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.