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Derwent Primary School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 313Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 144343URN

St Mark's Road, Derby, DE21 6AL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.5per place
0.5 below Derby median (2.1)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derby

37 applications for 24 places · 56th of 59 in Derby
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
29%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Report card · inspected 3 March 2026Published 4 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionUrgent improvement
Curriculum and teachingUrgent improvement
AchievementUrgent improvement
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsNeeds attention
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement
  • 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

  1. 3 March 2026
    Report card · 1 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention, 4 Urgent improvement
  2. 14 September 2021
    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
1.5applications per place, Reception
0.5 below Derby median (2.1) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

37 applications · 24 places offered · 24 named it first

  1. 2026 1.5; Derby median median 2.1
  2. 2025 1.6; Derby median median 2.1
  3. 2024 1.3; Derby median median 1.8
  4. 2023 1.2; Derby median median 1.8
  5. 2022 1.1; Derby median median 1.8
  6. 2021 1.4; Derby median median 1.9
  7. 2020 1.4; Derby median median 1.9
  8. 2019 1.3; Derby median median 1.8
  9. 2018 1.3; Derby median median 1.7
  10. 2017 1.2; Derby median median 1.8; as the previous school
  11. 2016 1.0; Derby median median 1.7; as the previous school
  12. 2015 1.3; Derby median median 1.8; as the previous school
  13. 2014 1.4; Derby median median 1.8; as the previous school
More applications per place than the Derby median in 0 of 9 years.
  • This school
  • Derby median

Dashed bars: as Derwent Community School (URN 112782), 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202624371.5241.00
Sep 202536581.6350.97
Sep 202436451.3350.97
Sep 202328331.2281.00
Sep 202234381.1341.00
Sep 202119261.4191.00
Sep 202018251.4181.00
Sep 201933431.3310.94
Sep 201818241.3160.89
Sep 2017 *34411.2310.91
Sep 2016 *44421.0330.75
Sep 2015 *21281.3200.95
Sep 2014 *27371.4230.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 50% · Maths 37% → all three 29% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard29%58th of 59 in Derby
Reading
Expected standard60%
Higher standard19%
Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard50%
Greater depth7%
Maths
Expected standard37%
Higher standard9%
Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Derby median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2529%5%10399
2023/2421%0%9997
2022/2327%4%9998

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

  • 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 sponsor led
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
144343 · 831/2016
Trust
One Academy Trust
Capacity
315 pupils · 313 on roll
Free school meals
52.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 June 2017
Replaced
Derwent Community School (URN 112782)
Address
St Mark's Road, Derby, DE21 6AL
Local authority
Derby

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