Parkview Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Derby., Derby
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Derby City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Parkview Primary School is a primary school in Derby., Derby for ages 3–11 (community school). Derby has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Parkview 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- The latest Ofsted inspection (24 March 2026) gave no single grade; the previous graded outcome was Good (11 October 2011).
- 18.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 47% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Derby.
- 2026 Reception entry had 31 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 28 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 82% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 14% 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
- Springwood Drive, Oakwood, Derby., DE21 2RQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Derby
- Pupils on roll
- 218 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and enjoy their learning.”
- “They thrive because their learning and wellbeing needs are ably supported by caring staff.”
- “Pupils learn and play in a safe environment that helps them to flourish.”
To improve
- “While pupils generally apply their knowledge well, there is some variability in the quality of their handwriting and compositional skills.”
- “On occasion, staff do not make the most of opportunities to promote children's learning and language development.”
- “Some parents and carers are unhappy with aspects of the school, such as communication.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 May 2026 (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) | 82% | 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: 31 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 28 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.
- Breadsall Hill Top Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cavendish Close Infant School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cavendish Close Junior Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Roe Farm Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Chaddesden Park Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beaufort Primary School 1.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Derwent Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published