Academy converter · Derby

Asterdale Primary School

3–11Ages
208Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146855URN

Borrowash Road, Spondon, Derby, DE21 7PH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

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

43 applications for 28 places · 56th 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 17 March 2026Published 13 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

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Inspection history

17 March 2026
Report card · 4 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
21 June 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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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 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Derby median (2.1) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

43 applications · 28 places offered · 27 named it first

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

This school
Derby median

Dashed bars: as Asterdale Primary School (URN 112761), 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	28	43	1.5	27	0.96
Sep 2025	27	48	1.8	27	1.00
Sep 2024	20	32	1.6	19	0.95
Sep 2023	28	49	1.8	28	1.00
Sep 2022	26	44	1.7	26	1.00
Sep 2021	30	57	1.9	30	1.00
Sep 2020	29	58	2.0	31	1.07
Sep 2019 *	30	60	2.0	30	1.00
Sep 2018 *	34	59	1.7	32	0.94
Sep 2017 *	23	39	1.7	19	0.83
Sep 2016 *	30	57	1.9	28	0.93
Sep 2015 *	30	55	1.8	30	1.00
Sep 2014 *	31	64	2.1	31	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 87% · Maths 68% → 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 standard84%

Derby 73% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Derby 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Derby 72% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Derby 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Derby 72% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Derby 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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%	6%	107	104
2023/24	52%	4%	105	102
2022/23	66%	3%	107	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

Asterdale Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Borrow Wood Primary School
0.8 km · Derby

Good2023

2.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Ashbrook Infant School
1.1 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place
Ashbrook Junior School
1.1 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

60%met the SATs standard
St Werburgh's CofE Primary School
1.3 km · Derby

Good2024

2.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Springfield Primary School
1.6 km · Derby

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Redhill Primary School
1.7 km · Derbyshire

Outstanding2023

2.6applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Cherry Tree Hill Primary School
2.3 km · Derby

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
2.7 km · Derby

Good2023

1.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146855 · 831/2464
Trust: Odyssey Collaborative Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 208 on roll
Free school meals: 27.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2019
Replaced: Asterdale Primary School (URN 112761)
Address: Borrowash Road, Spondon, Derby, DE21 7PH
Local authority: Derby

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