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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 16 May 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
- 15 November 2011Graded inspection: Good · as Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary School, URN 112917
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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 entry125 applications · 60 places offered · 57 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.1; Derby median median 2.1
- 2025 1.9; Derby median median 2.1
- 2024 2.0; Derby median median 1.8
- 2023 1.6; Derby median median 1.8
- 2022 1.8; Derby median median 1.8
- 2021 1.9; Derby median median 1.9
- 2020 2.0; Derby median median 1.9
- 2019 2.4; Derby median median 1.8
- 2018 1.8; Derby median median 1.7
- 2017 2.3; Derby median median 1.8
- 2016 2.2; Derby median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2015 2.3; Derby median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2014 1.8; Derby median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Derby median
Dashed bars: as Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary School (URN 112917), 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 | 60 | 125 | 2.1 | 57 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2025 | 59 | 112 | 1.9 | 57 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2024 | 51 | 100 | 2.0 | 51 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 50 | 79 | 1.6 | 48 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2022 | 59 | 104 | 1.8 | 58 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2021 | 57 | 106 | 1.9 | 54 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2020 | 60 | 119 | 2.0 | 56 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2019 | 60 | 141 | 2.4 | 62 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2018 | 51 | 90 | 1.8 | 48 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2017 | 51 | 119 | 2.3 | 50 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2016 * | 60 | 134 | 2.2 | 71 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2015 * | 61 | 140 | 2.3 | 73 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2014 * | 55 | 98 | 1.8 | 53 | 0.96 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 85% · Writing 81% · Maths 81% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Derby median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 68% | 12% | 108 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 15% | 107 | 107 |
| 2022/23 | 85% | 20% | 110 | 108 |
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
- Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · improving20242.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · DerbyGood20232.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · DerbyOutstanding20242.9applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · DerbyRemains Good202356%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · DerbyRemains Good20232.7applications per place
- 1.6 km · DerbyGraded · no overall grade20242.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · DerbyRequires improvement20231.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 2.3 km · DerbyGood20241.7applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
- 2.3 km · Derby20261.9applications per place 43%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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 142752 · 831/3530
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 420 pupils · 449 on roll
- Free school meals
- 4.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 April 2016
- Replaced
- Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary School (URN 112917)
- Address
- Darley Abbey Drive, Darley Abbey, Derby, DE22 1EF
- Local authority
- Derby
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources