Silverhill Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Derby
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Derby City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Silverhill Primary School is a primary school in Derby for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 11 December 2024. Derby has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Silverhill Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Of its pupils, 5.5% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 25.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Derby.
- Reception 2026 drew 61 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 55 offers went to first-choice families, and 6 first-choice families (10%) were not offered a place.
- For Reception 2026, 45 of the 178 applications (25%) came from families living outside Derby, and 15 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Derby schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Draycott Drive, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0QE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Derby
- Pupils on roll
- 418 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 11 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Silverhill enjoy being part of this welcoming and supportive school.”
- “The school’s values of Strength, Perseverance, Integrity, Respect, Independence and Teamwork (SPIRIT) weave through school life.”
- “Pupils are happy, polite and communicate with kindness.”
To improve
- “Bullying does happen on occasion.”
- “However, some pupils are ready for the next level of learning, and teaching is not consistently adapted to deepen their understanding.”
- “Leaders know that this area needs greater precision.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 74% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 61 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 55 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derby.
- Mickleover Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ravensdale Infant and Nursery School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ravensdale Junior School 0.7 mi Good
- Hackwood Primary Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Brookfield Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Wren Park Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Reigate Park Primary Academy 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Brackensdale Spencer Academy 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published