Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Derby
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Derby City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary School is a primary school in Derby for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 16 May 2024. Derby has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Walter Evans Church of England Aided 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
- In 2024/25, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the 2nd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Derby that have results.
- For Reception 2026 there were 57 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 54 offers went to first-choice families and 3 first-choice families (5%) were not offered a place.
- 4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 26.6% 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
- Darley Abbey Drive, Darley Abbey, Derby, DE22 1EF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Derby
- Pupils on roll
- 449 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 16 May 2024
Strengths
- “Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary School is an aspirational and joyful school, where pupils thrive.”
- “Staff have high expectations of pupils to make strong progress and to achieve well.”
- “These expectations are realised socially, academically and personally.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 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) | 68% | 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: 57 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 54 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.
- St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Lawn Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Portway Junior School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Portway Infant School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Markeaton Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Beaufort Primary School 1.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Roe Farm Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Breadsall Hill Top Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published