Derwent Primary School
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 🔒
Derwent Primary School is a primary school in Derby for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Derby has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Derwent 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
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 46 of the 61 other Derby primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 24 first-choice applications for 24 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 45 places are published for Reception 2027.
- In 2024/25, 29% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 16.3 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.6 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
- St Mark's Road, Derby, DE21 6AL
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Derby
- Pupils on roll
- 313 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 49.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 March 2026
Strengths
- “The school has established clear routines and expectations for behaviour.”
- “Pupils come into school calmly.”
- “Staff greet them with enthusiasm and warmth.”
To improve
- “Pupils’ experiences of education are not good enough at this school.”
- “The teaching of the curriculum lacks clarity and purpose.”
- “This means that many pupils do not understand what they are learning or how it fits into the learning journey.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 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) | 29% | 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, 24 offers in total, 24 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.
- Beaufort Primary School 0.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Roe Farm Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Castleward Spencer Academy 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Breadsall Hill Top Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St James' Church of England Aided Infant School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cavendish Close Infant School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Meadow Farm Community Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published