Cottons Farm Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Derby
Cottons Farm Primary Academy is a primary school in Derby for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 July 2025. Derby has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Sheridan Street, Sinfin, Derby, DE24 9HG
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Derby
- Pupils on roll
- 133 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 64.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 8 July 2025
Strengths
- “Cottons Farm Primary Academy is an absolute haven for pupils and their families.”
- “This culturally rich and diverse school has a wonderfully open and positive culture of care and respect.”
- “Pupils are known extremely well.”
To improve
- “However, because of these complex starting points, they do not always achieve the standards expected in national tests.”
- “Teaching across the curriculum is consistently effective in most subjects, but not yet in all.”
- “In a few subjects, there are not enough well-planned checks in place to make sure that pupils’ learning gaps are fully addressed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 September 2025 (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) | 42% | 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: 4 first-preference applications, 5 offers in total, 4 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2026, as Derby published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derby.
- Redwood Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Grampian Primary Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Akaal Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ash Croft Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Village Primary Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Gayton Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Ridgeway Infant School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published