Arboretum Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · 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 🔒
Arboretum Primary School is a primary school in Derby for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 3 July 2024. Derby has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Arboretum 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 applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 46 of the 61 other Derby primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 72 first-choice applications for 73 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 29% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Corden Street, Derby, DE23 8GP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Derby
- Pupils on roll
- 607 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 57.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 3 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils say they ‘love’ their school.”
- “When they are asked why, they share a range of positives including, ‘the teachers, they are the best’.”
- “They know that they are valued as individuals.”
To improve
- “Published outcomes, including in writing, do not yet reflect the good quality of education the school provides.”
- “On occasion, staff do not always provide support which helps these pupils to become speedy readers quickly enough.”
- “On occasions, some struggle to recall previous learning confidently.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 September 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) | 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: 72 first-preference applications, 73 offers in total, 72 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.
- Hardwick Primary School 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St James' Church of England Aided Junior School 0.4 mi Good
- Rosehill Infant and Nursery School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Pear Tree Community Junior School 0.4 mi Good
- Pear Tree Infant School 0.4 mi Good
- St James' Church of England Aided Infant School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published