Allenton Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 5–11 · 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 🔒
Allenton Primary School is a primary school in Derby for ages 5–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 19 April 2023. Derby has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Allenton 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
- In 2024/25, 32% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was the lowest of 6 schools: this one and the 5 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Derby that have results.
- For Reception 2026 there were 31 first-choice applications for 31 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- The free school meals figure is 62.7% of pupils, against a middle figure of 46.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Derby.
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
- Brookhouse Street, Allenton, Derby, DE24 9BB
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Derby
- Pupils on roll
- 268 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 62.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 19 April 2023
Strengths
- “Allenton Primary is happy and inclusive.”
- “Pupils talk with pride about their school.”
- “One pupil shared: 'I like the teachers because they are always kind to me.”
To improve
- “However, the quality of adult interaction with children is inconsistent.”
- “Some opportunities to develop children's early language and communication are missed.”
- “However, some subject leaders rely heavily on senior leaders and the trust for support.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 2023 (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) | 32% | 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, 31 offers in total, 30 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.
- Landau Forte Academy Moorhead 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Shelton Infant School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Shelton Junior School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Ashwood Spencer Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Wyndham Spencer Academy 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Oakwood Junior School 1.0 mi Good
- Oakwood Infant and Nursery School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oak Grange Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published