Academy converter · Derby

Cherry Tree Hill Primary School

3–11Ages
605Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146921URN

Lime Grove, Chaddesden, Derby, DE21 6WL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.3 below Derby median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derby

126 applications for 70 places · 47th of 59 in Derby

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Derby 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

Inspection history

13 July 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
15 May 2018
Graded inspection: Good · as Cherry Tree Hill Primary School, URN 112751

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Derby median (2.1) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

126 applications · 70 places offered · 69 named it first

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

More applications per place than the Derby median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Derby median

Dashed bars: as Cherry Tree Hill Primary School (URN 112751), Cherry Tree Hill Junior School (URN 112750), 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	70	126	1.8	69	0.99
Sep 2025	71	119	1.7	70	0.99
Sep 2024	67	106	1.6	66	0.99
Sep 2023	69	112	1.6	64	0.93
Sep 2022	76	114	1.5	70	0.92
Sep 2021	79	128	1.6	76	0.96
Sep 2020	86	126	1.5	82	0.95
Sep 2019 *	68	125	1.8	62	0.91
Sep 2018 *	69	108	1.6	66	0.96
Sep 2017 *	75	120	1.6	71	0.95
Sep 2016 *	83	133	1.6	81	0.98
Sep 2015 *	74	128	1.7	70	0.95
Sep 2014 *	72	138	1.9	64	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 78% · Maths 74% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%22nd of 59 in Derby

Derby 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Derby 73% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Derby 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Derby 72% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Derby 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Derby 72% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Derby 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

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Derby median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	64%	5%	104	103
2023/24	51%	7%	103	102
2022/23	57%	8%	105	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

Cherry Tree Hill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Meadow Farm Community Primary School
0.6 km · Derby

Good2023

2.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Chaddesden Park Primary School
0.7 km · Derby

2026

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Springfield Primary School
0.9 km · Derby

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Werburgh's CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Derby

Good2024

2.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Derby

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Cavendish Close Junior Academy
1.3 km · Derby

2026

66%met the SATs standard
Cavendish Close Infant School
1.5 km · Derby

2026

1.6applications per place
Borrow Wood Primary School
2.0 km · Derby

Good2023

2.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146921 · 831/2451
Trust: Odyssey Collaborative Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 605 on roll
Free school meals: 36.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2019
Replaced: Cherry Tree Hill Primary School (URN 112751); Cherry Tree Hill Junior School (URN 112750)
Address: Lime Grove, Chaddesden, Derby, DE21 6WL
Local authority: Derby

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