Academy sponsor led · Derby

Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery

3–11Ages
236Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
140842URN

St Albans Road, Derby, DE22 3HH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Derby median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derby

58 applications for 29 places · 33rd of 59 in Derby

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

Report card · inspected 19 May 2026Published 6 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

19 May 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
7 July 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Derby median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

58 applications · 29 places offered · 27 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Derby median median 2.1
2025 1.9; Derby median median 2.1
2024 2.0; Derby median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Derby median median 1.8
2022 2.1; Derby median median 1.8
2021 2.0; Derby median median 1.9
2020 1.9; Derby median median 1.9
2019 1.9; Derby median median 1.8
2018 1.4; Derby median median 1.7
2017 1.6; Derby median median 1.8
2016 1.7; Derby median median 1.7
2015 1.6; Derby median median 1.8
2014 1.6; Derby median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Derby median

Dashed bars: as Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery (URN 112914), the previous school.

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	29	58	2.0	27	0.93
Sep 2025	29	55	1.9	25	0.86
Sep 2024	30	59	2.0	37	1.23
Sep 2023	24	35	1.5	22	0.92
Sep 2022	21	45	2.1	18	0.86
Sep 2021	24	48	2.0	21	0.88
Sep 2020	29	56	1.9	38	1.31
Sep 2019	30	58	1.9	34	1.13
Sep 2018	28	40	1.4	23	0.82
Sep 2017	30	49	1.6	30	1.00
Sep 2016	30	50	1.7	35	1.17
Sep 2015	29	47	1.6	29	1.00
Sep 2014 *	30	48	1.6	28	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 70% · Maths 76% → 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 standard85%

Derby 73% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Derby 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Derby 72% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Derby 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Derby 72% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Derby 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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%	3%	106	103
2023/24	55%	0%	106	104
2022/23	41%	6%	104	103

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

Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

2026

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Firs Primary School
0.3 km · Derby

Good2022

1.9applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Dale Community Primary School
0.8 km · Derby

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Becket Primary School
0.8 km · Derby

Good2023

3.8applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant School
0.9 km · Derby

Good2023

2.2applications per place
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.9 km · Derby

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School
1.2 km · Derby

Graded · no overall grade2024

44%met the SATs standard
Hardwick Primary School
1.2 km · Derby

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Arboretum Primary School
1.4 km · Derby

Good2024

2.1applications per place 29%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140842 · 831/2011
Trust: Derby Diocesan Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 270 pupils · 236 on roll
Free school meals: 38.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2014
Replaced: Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery (URN 112914)
Address: St Albans Road, Derby, DE22 3HH
Local authority: Derby

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