Cherry Tree Hill Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · 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 🔒
Cherry Tree Hill Primary School is a primary school in Derby for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 13 July 2023. Derby has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Cherry Tree Hill 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
- 36.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 31.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Derby.
- Every applicant was offered a place for Reception in 2026, as at 46 of the 61 other Derby primary schools with a published 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026, there were 69 first-choice applications for 70 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 2024/25: 64% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 4th lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of 8 nearest Derby primary schools that have results.
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
- Lime Grove, Chaddesden, Derby, DE21 6WL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Derby
- Pupils on roll
- 605 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 13 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and enjoy attending this school.”
- “Pupils show each other, and adults, respect.”
- “Pupils enjoy making a positive contribution to the school as school reading ambassadors, mini leaders and members of the eco council.”
To improve
- “In some foundation subjects, teachers do not always plan activities that match the ambition of the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 September 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) | 64% | 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: 69 first-preference applications, 70 offers in total, 69 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.
- Meadow Farm Community Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Chaddesden Park Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Springfield Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Werburgh's CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cavendish Close Junior Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Cavendish Close Infant School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Borrow Wood Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published