Community school · Derby

Meadow Farm Community Primary School

2–11Ages
155Pupils
PrimaryPhase
112752URN

Foyle Avenue, Chaddesden, Derby, DE21 6TZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.3 above Derby median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derby

24 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Derby 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Derby median (2.1) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

24 applications · 10 places offered · 10 named it first

2026 2.4; Derby median median 2.1
2025 2.3; Derby median median 2.1
2024 1.5; Derby median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Derby median median 1.8
2022 1.5; Derby median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Derby median median 1.9
2020 2.2; Derby median median 1.9
2019 1.7; Derby median median 1.8
2018 1.4; Derby median median 1.7
2017 1.3; Derby median median 1.8
2016 1.5; Derby median median 1.7
2015 1.5; Derby median median 1.8
2014 1.4; Derby median median 1.8

This school
Derby median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	10	24	2.4	10	1.00
Sep 2025	15	35	2.3	15	1.00
Sep 2024	27	41	1.5	27	1.00
Sep 2023	15	25	1.7	14	0.93
Sep 2022	22	33	1.5	22	1.00
Sep 2021	21	35	1.7	19	0.90
Sep 2020	13	29	2.2	12	0.92
Sep 2019	18	30	1.7	16	0.89
Sep 2018	23	32	1.4	23	1.00
Sep 2017	21	27	1.3	17	0.81
Sep 2016	27	41	1.5	25	0.93
Sep 2015	26	40	1.5	26	1.00
Sep 2014	27	38	1.4	24	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 74% · Maths 65% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%25th of 59 in Derby

Derby 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Derby 73% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Derby 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Derby 72% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Derby 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Derby 72% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Derby 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Derby median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	9%	103	105
2023/24	55%	5%	103	105
2022/23	52%	0%	100	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Meadow Farm Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Cherry Tree Hill Primary School
0.6 km · Derby

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.9 km · Derby

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Chaddesden Park Primary School
1.2 km · Derby

2026

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Springfield Primary School
1.5 km · Derby

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Werburgh's CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Derby

Good2024

2.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Cavendish Close Junior Academy
1.7 km · Derby

2026

66%met the SATs standard
Cavendish Close Infant School
1.8 km · Derby

2026

1.6applications per place
Lakeside Primary Academy
1.8 km · Derby

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112752 · 831/2452
Capacity: 284 pupils · 155 on roll
Free school meals: 51.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Foyle Avenue, Chaddesden, Derby, DE21 6TZ
Local authority: Derby

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources