Duffield the Meadows Primary School
Community primary school in Belper (Derbyshire).
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Nearby schools
nearest first72 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is The Ecclesbourne School, 0.3 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ecclesbourne SchoolAcademy converter | 0.3 mi | Secondary | 1,604 | Good, 2023 |
| William Gilbert Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 244 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Milford Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 80 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2016) |
| The Curzon CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.6 mi | Primary | 145 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Holbrook School for AutismAcademy special converter | 1.8 mi | Special | 170 | Good, 2023 |
| Little Eaton Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.0 mi | Primary | 187 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (Jan 2013) |
| Holbrook Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.1 mi | Primary | 134 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| Portway Infant SchoolCommunity | 2.2 mi | Primary | 168 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2013) |
| Allestree Woodlands SchoolAcademy converter | 2.2 mi | Secondary | 1,373 | Good, 2024 |
| Portway Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 2.3 mi | Primary | 297 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2013, previous school) |
| Herbert Strutt Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.4 mi | Primary | 178 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2013) |
| Horsley CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 2.5 mi | Primary | 90 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Dec 2015) |
| Old Vicarage SchoolOther independent | 2.8 mi | Independent | 113 | - |
| Long Row Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.9 mi | Primary | 264 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2013) |
| Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.0 mi | Primary | 449 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2011, previous school) |
| Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 3.0 mi | Secondary | 1,465 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (May 2018) |
| Lawn Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.0 mi | Primary | 434 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Kilburn Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 3.1 mi | Primary | 125 | Good, 2022 |
| Kilburn Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 3.1 mi | Primary | 150 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2014, previous school) |
| Breadsall CofE VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 3.1 mi | Primary | 116 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Jan 2012) |
| Tuition Services Co Brookside SchoolMiscellaneous | 3.1 mi | Miscellaneous | - | - |
| Include - St MatthewsOther independent special | 3.1 mi | Special | 42 | - |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 3.2 mi | Primary | 167 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Pottery Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.2 mi | Primary | 285 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Turnditch Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.2 mi | Primary | 68 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Dec 2024, no grade given |
| Belper School and Sixth Form CentreFoundation | 3.2 mi | Secondary | 1,212 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| St John's CofE Primary School and NurseryVoluntary controlled | 3.2 mi | Primary | 398 | Good, 2023 |
| University of DerbyHigher education institutions | 3.3 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| Mugginton CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 3.3 mi | Primary | 68 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2013) |
| St Mary's Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 3.4 mi | Primary | 394 | Good, 2023 |
| St Andrew's AcademyAcademy special converter | 3.6 mi | Special | 169 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014, previous school) |
| Morley Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.6 mi | Primary | 80 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Markeaton Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.7 mi | Primary | 418 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| Horsley Woodhouse Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.7 mi | Primary | 95 | Good, 2023 |
| Breadsall Hill Top Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 3.7 mi | Primary | 418 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Da Vinci AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 3.7 mi | Secondary | 668 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| John Flamsteed Community SchoolAcademy converter | 3.7 mi | Secondary | 850 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements |
| Beaufort Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.8 mi | Primary | 224 | Requires improvement, 2023 |
| St Giles' Spencer AcademyAcademy special converter | 3.8 mi | Special | 149 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Outstanding (Dec 2016, previous school) |
| Emmanuel School (Derby) LimitedOther independent | 3.9 mi | Independent | 55 | - |
| Whitecross Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 3.9 mi | Nursery | 86 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Outstanding (Jan 2015) |
| Royal School for the Deaf DerbyNon-maintained special | 3.9 mi | Special | 127 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2019) |
| Reigate Park Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.0 mi | Primary | 409 | Good, 2023 |
| Aurora Ryefields SchoolOther independent special | 4.0 mi | Special | 22 | - |
| Parkview Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.0 mi | Primary | 218 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Roe Farm Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.1 mi | Primary | 347 | Good, 2024 |
| Central Community Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 4.1 mi | Nursery | 89 | Report card, 2026Needs attention in 4 areas, Urgent improvement in 2 |
| Denby Free CofE VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 4.1 mi | Primary | 113 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Bridge Street SchoolAcademy alternative provision converter | 4.1 mi | Alternative provision | 79 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Castle SchoolAcademy alternative provision converter | 4.1 mi | Alternative provision | 16 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Ashgate Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.2 mi | Primary | 313 | Good, 2023 |
| Jasmine Hall SchoolOther independent special | 4.2 mi | Special | 30 | - |
| Landau Forte CollegeAcademy sponsor led | 4.2 mi | Secondary | 1,272 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Derwent Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 4.2 mi | Primary | 313 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 2, Urgent improvement in 4 |
| Brackensdale Spencer AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.3 mi | Primary | 497 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Outstanding |
| Ashgate Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 4.3 mi | Nursery | 68 | Report card, 2026Needs attention in 3 areas, Urgent improvement in 3 |
| Maple View SchoolOther independent special | 4.3 mi | Special | 16 | - |
| Street Lane Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.3 mi | Primary | 93 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Apr 2015, previous school) |
| Kirk Langley CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.4 mi | Primary | 91 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Apr 2015) |
| Richardson Endowed Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.4 mi | Primary | 184 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Cavendish Close Infant SchoolCommunity | 4.5 mi | Primary | 287 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Derby Cathedral SchoolFree schools | 4.5 mi | Secondary | 1,159 | Good, 2023 |
| Cavendish Close Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.7 mi | Primary | 288 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all six areas |
| Lees Brook AcademyAcademy converter | 4.7 mi | Secondary | 1,061 | Good, 2023 |
| Becket Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.8 mi | Primary | 246 | Good, 2023 |
| St Alban's Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 4.8 mi | Primary | 321 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2013, previous school) |
| The Bemrose SchoolFoundation | 4.8 mi | All-through | 1,429 | Good, 2024 |
| Ambergate Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.9 mi | Primary | 79 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Murray Park Community SchoolFoundation | 4.9 mi | Secondary | 1,277 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 |
| Heage Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Primary | - | Good, 2021This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Stanley Common Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 4.9 mi | Primary | 33 | Inadequate, 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Castleward Spencer AcademyFree schools | 5.0 mi | Primary | 179 | Outstanding, 2024 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 10% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 10 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
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