Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School, Bakewell
Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Bakewell. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 5th-highest of the 5 schools in Bakewell with published results, and 14,353rd of 14,452 across England. It was 80% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Derbyshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School in detail
Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a small, caring village school in Derbyshire with 65 children currently on roll. Pupils say that they feel happy and safe in this small village school. This is a fantastic family-focused village school with strong links to the community. (Ofsted 2024 report)."
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:30am and after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils at Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 25% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 82% in reading and 36% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 3 families put Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School as their first choice and 6 named it as one of their preferences, for 3 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School are Stanton-in-Peak CofE Primary School (1.8 miles, Outstanding, 89% reading, 89% maths); Bakewell Methodist Academy (2.1 miles, 59% reading, 68% maths); Elton CofE Primary School (2.2 miles, Inadequate); and Bakewell CofE Infant School (2.6 miles, Good).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School.
Stanton-in-Peak CofE Primary SchoolBakewell Methodist AcademyElton CofE Primary SchoolBakewell CofE Infant School
Who goes there
3.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 12 pupils (20.7%) received SEN support and 1 (1.7%) 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 autism.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Rowsley South (Peak Rail), about 3 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Alport Lane (ne-bound), 50 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 2 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50).
Suspensions and exclusions
Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from June 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils say that they feel happy and safe in this small village school. Most parents and carers agree. Pupils trust adults to help them if they need it. Staff know the pupils well. Pupils are friendly, polite and well-behaved. A few receive extra support to help them to meet the school's expectations of their conduct.
Changes in staffing have unsettled some parents and older pupils over the last two years. Even so, the majority of parents appreciate the teaching, care and extra opportunities provided by the school. One parent captured the views of many when they said: 'This is a fantastic family-focused village school with strong links to the community.'
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school is in the process of reviewing what the pupils are learning well. Topics are set out in a logical order for each subject. In most subjects, the school's curriculum identifies the most important knowledge that pupils must learn. This helps teachers know what to emphasise in lessons. However, in a small number of subjects, the curriculums do not specify all of the knowledge that pupils need to know and recall. In these subjects, teachers use the national curriculum to help them to decide what to teach. The school has timely plans to make the curriculums for all subjects equally precise. This will help teachers to assess learning accurately in all subjects.
From Ofsted's June 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2015 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
25.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 82% to 50% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 36% to 25% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 45% to 63% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
15.5
Avg class size
15.5
KS2
2
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Youlgrave Playschool - Pre-school, under 0.1 milesOfsted, 4 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Term dates
Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School is a voluntary aided school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Derbyshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School is in Derbyshire; for families living there:
- Derbyshire's school travel policy: Home to school transport policy 2026 to 2027 - 465KB
- How to apply: Apply for home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School
Will you get a place at Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 3 first choices for 3 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
80%
Available places
65 pupils
81 places
16 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Derbyshire council
Places available
9,875
Applications
7,189
Got 1st preference
94.5%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All primary applications across Derbyshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Monyash/Youlgreave Primary planning area (Derbyshire) will have 28 spare primary places in 2027/28. In the year groups that are short, it estimates 3 additional places needed.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
12
SEN Support
1
EHC Plans
22.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
58
Total Pupils
28
Boys
30
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
4
Teachers
14.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£40,635
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£8,036
Per pupil
£605k
Total funding
£30k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.9%
Overall absence
10.2%
Persistent absence
59
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School
What are SATs results like at Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School?
Of the pupils at Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 50% reached the expected standard in reading and 25% did so in maths.
What is Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2024, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in June 2015, it was rated Good.
Is it hard to get a place at Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School?
Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 80% of its 81 places.
How big are the classes at Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School?
Classes at Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School average 15.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School?
Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School has around 58 pupils on roll. 26% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School?
3.9% of sessions were missed at Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School in 2024/25. 10.2% of pupils were persistently absent.
How many road collisions happen near Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School?
Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary School is at Alport Lane, Youlgrave, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1WN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)