Academy converter · Derby

St Werburgh's CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
281Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
147490URN

Church Street, Spondon, Derby, DE21 7LL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Derby median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derby

65 applications for 32 places · 31st of 59 in Derby

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Derby 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 12 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Derby median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

65 applications · 32 places offered · 27 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

This school
Derby median

Dashed bars: as St Werburgh's Church of England VA Primary School (URN 112919), 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	32	65	2.0	27	0.84
Sep 2025	33	68	2.1	31	0.94
Sep 2024	34	74	2.2	31	0.91
Sep 2023	38	81	2.1	34	0.89
Sep 2022	28	60	2.1	27	0.96
Sep 2021	42	76	1.8	42	1.00
Sep 2020	46	103	2.2	47	1.02
Sep 2019 *	43	92	2.1	39	0.91
Sep 2018 *	44	87	2.0	41	0.93
Sep 2017 *	43	89	2.1	42	0.98
Sep 2016 *	45	101	2.2	48	1.07
Sep 2015 *	45	114	2.5	53	1.18
Sep 2014 *	45	103	2.3	50	1.11

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 77% · Maths 73% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%20th of 59 in Derby

Derby 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Derby 73% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Derby 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Derby 72% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Derby 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Derby 72% England 77%

Higher standard19%

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	65%	17%	105	104
2023/24	72%	9%	105	105
2022/23	64%	18%	105	104

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 Werburgh's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

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

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Borrow Wood Primary School
1.0 km · Derby

Good2023

2.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Cherry Tree Hill Primary School
1.0 km · Derby

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Asterdale Primary School
1.3 km · Derby

2026

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Chaddesden Park Primary School
1.4 km · Derby

2026

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Meadow Farm Community Primary School
1.5 km · Derby

Good2023

2.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Cavendish Close Junior Academy
2.0 km · Derby

2026

66%met the SATs standard
St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy
2.1 km · Derby

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 54%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: 147490 · 831/3532
Trust: Derby Diocesan Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 281 on roll
Free school meals: 16.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2019
Replaced: St Werburgh's Church of England VA Primary School (URN 112919)
Address: Church Street, Spondon, Derby, DE21 7LL
Local authority: Derby

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