Hackwood Primary Academy
Primary · Free schools · 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 🔒
Hackwood Primary Academy is a primary school in Derby for ages 3–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 March 2024. Derby has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Hackwood Primary Academy 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
- Reception entry in 2026 had 40 first-choice applications for 30 offers: 1.3 first choices per offer, the 5th highest of 62 Derby primary schools.
- In 2026 Reception entry, 29 offers went to first-choice families, and 11 first-choice families (28%) were not offered a place.
- In 2026 Reception entry, 25 of the 93 applications (27%) came from families living outside Derby, and 9 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% 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
- 240 Starflower Way, Derby, DE3 0FD
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Derby
- Pupils on roll
- 234 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 March 2024
Strengths
- “This is an inclusive and happy school where pupils succeed.”
- “Leaders have created an ethos that encourages and supports pupils to achieve their aspirations.”
- “Pupils are happy and say that they feel safe at school.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not gain the knowledge they should across the curriculum.”
- “In most cases, it is well implemented, where this is not the case, pupils do not remember their learning as well.”
- “In some subjects, teachers do not ensure that learning activities focus sharply on the knowledge in the intended curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 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) | 77% | 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: 40 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 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.
- Ravensdale Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ravensdale Junior School 0.7 mi Good
- Silverhill Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Reigate Park Primary Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Mickleover Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brackensdale Spencer Academy 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Brookfield Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Wren Park Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published