Academy sponsor led · Derbyshire

St Edward's Catholic Academy

3–11Ages
248Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
143513URN

Newhall Road, Swadlincote, DE11 0BD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derbyshire

58 applications for 30 places · 100th of 184 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%met the expected standard

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

The graded inspection, 24 September 2019Ofsted'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

Inspection history

15 January 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
24 September 2019
Graded inspection: 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Derbyshire median (2.0) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

58 applications · 30 places offered · 40 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 1.6; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 2.2; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 2.2; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 2.1; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 2.5; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2019 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2018 1.5; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2017 2.0; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2016 1.4; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Derbyshire median

Dashed bars: as St Edward's Catholic Primary (URN 112906), 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	30	58	1.9	40	1.33
Sep 2025	28	46	1.6	28	1.00
Sep 2024	30	65	2.2	37	1.23
Sep 2023	24	52	2.2	23	0.96
Sep 2022	27	56	2.1	28	1.04
Sep 2021	26	44	1.7	25	0.96
Sep 2020	30	76	2.5	38	1.27
Sep 2019	30	50	1.7	31	1.03
Sep 2018	30	46	1.5	31	1.03
Sep 2017	25	49	2.0	23	0.92
Sep 2016 *	28	38	1.4	18	0.64
Sep 2015 *	30	68	2.3	31	1.03
Sep 2014 *	30	53	1.8	27	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 71% · Maths 52% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%190th of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard52%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	45%	6%	105	103
2023/24	55%	3%	104	103
2022/23	48%	0%	101	100

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

St Edward's Catholic AcademyThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Springfield Junior School
0.2 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

32%met the SATs standard
Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School
0.3 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place
Belmont Primary School
0.7 km · Derbyshire

Good2022

2.2applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Eureka Primary School
1.2 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School
1.3 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Newhall Infant School
1.4 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place
Pennine Way Junior Academy
1.5 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2024

54%met the SATs standard
Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School
1.5 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143513 · 830/2024
Trust: St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 236 pupils · 248 on roll
Free school meals: 23.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2016
Replaced: St Edward's Catholic Primary (URN 112906)
Address: Newhall Road, Swadlincote, DE11 0BD
Local authority: Derbyshire · South Derbyshire

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