St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Derby
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Derby City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Derby for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 8 May 2024. Derby has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy 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
- Reception 2026 had 48 first-choice applications for 49 offers; 46 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (4%) were not offered a place.
- 13 of the 99 applications in Reception 2026 (13%) came from families living outside Derby, and 7 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%).
- The 2024/25 figure of 75% was the 3rd highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Derby that have results.
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
- Uplands Avenue, Littleover, Derby, DE23 1GG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Derby
- Pupils on roll
- 341 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 8 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and flourish at St George’s Catholic Voluntary Academy.”
- “The school is highly ambitious.”
- “Staff are dedicated and all are committed to enabling every pupil to succeed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 June 2024 (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) | 75% | 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: 48 first-preference applications, 49 offers in total, 46 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.
- Ridgeway Infant School 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Gayton Junior School 0.1 mi School remains Good
- Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Akaal Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Griffe Field Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School 0.7 mi Not judged
- Grampian Primary Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Village Primary Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published