Lawn Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Derby
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Derby City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Lawn Primary School is a primary school in Derby for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 11 June 2024. Derby has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Lawn 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 | 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
- In 2024/25, 84% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In Reception 2026 there were 65 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 58 offers went to first-choice families and 7 first-choice families (11%) were not offered a place.
- Ofsted's latest outcome is Outstanding (11 June 2024), while of the 8 nearest primary schools in Derby, 5 are Good, 2 have no current grade and 1 Requires improvement.
- 9.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Derby is 26.6%.
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
- Norbury Close, Allestree, Derby, DE22 2QR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Derby
- Pupils on roll
- 434 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 11 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils feel incredibly privileged to attend this school.”
- “They feel secure and happy in a place where ambitions are high for everyone.”
- “They typically say this is a ‘fantastic school’.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 July 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) | 84% | 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: 65 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 58 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.
- St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Markeaton Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Portway Junior School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Portway Infant School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ashgate Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Brackensdale Spencer Academy 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Beaufort Primary School 1.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published