St Werburgh's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · 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 🔒
St Werburgh's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Derby for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 March 2024. Derby has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
St Werburgh's CofE 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 applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as was also the case at 46 of the 61 other Derby primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 27 first-choice applications for 32 offers, 0.8 first choices per offer, the 7th lowest of 62 Derby primary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Reception place in 2026, and 5 offers went to families who ranked the school second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Church Street, Spondon, Derby, DE21 7LL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Derby
- Pupils on roll
- 281 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 March 2024
Strengths
- “St Werburgh’s Church of England Primary is an inclusive and nurturing school.”
- “Staff and pupils live out the Christian values harmoniously.”
- “There is a strong community feel to the school.”
To improve
- “However, this is not consistently carried out or applied.”
- “As a result, learning for some pupils is not always maximised.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 May 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) | 65% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 32 offers in total, 27 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.
- Springfield Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Borrow Wood Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Cherry Tree Hill Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Asterdale Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chaddesden Park Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Meadow Farm Community Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Cavendish Close Junior Academy 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published