Community school · Derby

Roe Farm Primary School

3–11Ages
347Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131401URN

Worcester Crescent, Chaddesden, Derby, DE21 4HG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.4 below Derby median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derby

60 applications for 35 places · 50th of 59 in Derby

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

40%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 · 12 June 2024Ofsted'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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Derby median (2.1) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

60 applications · 35 places offered · 34 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.7; Derby median median 2.1
2025 1.7; Derby median median 2.1
2024 1.3; Derby median median 1.8
2023 1.4; Derby median median 1.8
2022 1.3; Derby median median 1.8
2021 1.8; Derby median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Derby median median 1.9
2019 1.6; Derby median median 1.8
2018 1.7; Derby median median 1.7
2017 1.7; Derby median median 1.8
2016 1.5; Derby median median 1.7
2015 1.6; Derby median median 1.8
2014 1.8; Derby median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Derby median in 1 of 13 years.

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	35	60	1.7	34	0.97
Sep 2025	41	69	1.7	39	0.95
Sep 2024	35	46	1.3	33	0.94
Sep 2023	36	51	1.4	36	1.00
Sep 2022	40	52	1.3	39	0.98
Sep 2021	27	49	1.8	27	1.00
Sep 2020	55	83	1.5	51	0.93
Sep 2019	40	64	1.6	36	0.90
Sep 2018	46	77	1.7	45	0.98
Sep 2017	45	76	1.7	43	0.96
Sep 2016	48	74	1.5	48	1.00
Sep 2015	36	59	1.6	35	0.97
Sep 2014	35	64	1.8	33	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 55% · Maths 50% → all three 40% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard40%52nd of 59 in Derby

Derby 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Derby 73% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Derby 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard55%

Derby 72% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Derby 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Derby 72% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Derby 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	40%	0%	102	99
2023/24	33%	0%	102	102
2022/23	50%	3%	103	104

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

Roe Farm Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.7applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Breadsall Hill Top Primary School
0.6 km · Derby

2026

1.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Beaufort Primary School
0.7 km · Derby

Requires improvement2023

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Derwent Primary School
1.1 km · Derby

Special measures 2026

1.5applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.4 km · Derby

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Cavendish Close Infant School
1.4 km · Derby

2026

1.6applications per place
Cavendish Close Junior Academy
1.5 km · Derby

2026

66%met the SATs standard
Parkview Primary School
1.5 km · Derby

2026

2.5applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Chaddesden Park Primary School
1.9 km · Derby

2026

2.3applications per place 50%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: 131401 · 831/2001
Capacity: 455 pupils · 347 on roll
Free school meals: 51.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 1997
Address: Worcester Crescent, Chaddesden, Derby, DE21 4HG
Local authority: Derby

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