Voluntary controlled school · Derbyshire

Risley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary School

5–11Ages
75Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
112850URN

Derby Road, Risley, Derby, DE72 3SU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.9 above Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derbyshire

44 applications for 15 places · 9th of 184 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 March 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

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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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Derbyshire median (2.0) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

44 applications · 15 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.9; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 3.5; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 3.2; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 4.6; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 2.1; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 2.8; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 2.6; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2019 3.0; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2018 3.6; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2017 3.6; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2016 3.9; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2015 3.3; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2014 4.0; Derbyshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Derbyshire median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Derbyshire 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	15	44	2.9	15	1.00
Sep 2025	11	38	3.5	11	1.00
Sep 2024	11	35	3.2	10	0.91
Sep 2023	9	41	4.6	9	1.00
Sep 2022	16	33	2.1	16	1.00
Sep 2021	17	48	2.8	17	1.00
Sep 2020	19	49	2.6	17	0.89
Sep 2019	11	33	3.0	7	0.64
Sep 2018	16	57	3.6	16	1.00
Sep 2017	19	68	3.6	23	1.21
Sep 2016	19	74	3.9	25	1.32
Sep 2015	18	60	3.3	17	0.94
Sep 2014	19	76	4.0	27	1.42

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 77% · Maths 77% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%109th of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Derbyshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	64%	0%	107	106
2023/24	70%	5%	105	105
2022/23	53%	0%	101	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

Risley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Ladycross Infant School
1.7 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place
Longmoor Primary School
2.0 km · Derbyshire

2026

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy
2.0 km · Derbyshire

2025

1.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Cloudside Academy
2.1 km · Derbyshire

2026

70%met the SATs standard
Firfield Primary School
2.3 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Harrington Junior School
2.3 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2022

57%met the SATs standard
Parklands Infant and Nursery School
2.4 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place
William Lilley Infant and Nursery School
2.6 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place

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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112850 · 830/3082
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 133 pupils · 75 on roll
Free school meals: 24.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Derby Road, Risley, Derby, DE72 3SU
Local authority: Derbyshire · Erewash

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