Main Road, Morley, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 6DF
10 reasons to choose Morley Primary School
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Morley Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 72. It is one of the best state primary schools in Ilkeston and one of the 6 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Morley Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 3 members of ACE Derbyshire Trust. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2012) inspection. It is one of the 20 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Derbyshire LEA.
Average class size
Morley Primary School has three mixed-age classes and an average class size of 27 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Morley Primary School ranks in the top 1% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 6% of schools.
The Morley Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Latin. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips for Years 3&4 and 5&6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Morley Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Morley Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Morley Primary School
Old Vicarage School, Derby (3.1 miles); Emmanuel School, Derby (4 miles).
Stanley Common Church of England Primary School (1.5 miles); Breadsall Church of England Primary School (1.7 miles); Richardson Endowed Primary School (2.1 miles).
Derby High School (7 miles).
West Park School (3.9 miles); Landau Forte College (4.4 miles); The Ecclesbourne School (4.6 miles).