Grampian Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · 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 🔒
Grampian Primary Academy is a primary school in Derby for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 9 November 2022. Derby has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Grampian Primary 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 | 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
- In 2024/25, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026, there were 24 first-choice applications for 23 offers; 23 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (4%) was not offered a place.
- 52.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Derby is 34.5%.
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
- Grampian Way, Sinfin, Derby, DE24 9LU
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Derby
- Pupils on roll
- 231 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 9 November 2022
Strengths
- “Grampian Primary is a school where everyone celebrates the many different faiths and cultures of families and pupils.”
- “Pupils respect each other’s similarities and differences.”
- “Determined staff work hard to help pupils to aspire to achieve well.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, teachers do not adapt the curriculum to meet the needs of some pupils.”
- “Gaps in pupils’ knowledge are not always correctly identified.”
- “Occasionally, teachers do not consider carefully how to adapt the curriculum to meet the needs of the pupils in their class.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 December 2022 (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) | 60% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 23 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.
- Redwood Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cottons Farm Primary Academy 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Gayton Junior School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Ash Croft Primary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Ridgeway Infant School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Akaal Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Griffe Field Primary School 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published