Academy converter · Derby

Lawn Primary School

4–11Ages
434Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147624URN

Norbury Close, Allestree, Derby, DE22 2QR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.8 above Derby median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derby

173 applications for 60 places · 10th of 59 in Derby

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

84%met the expected standard

Derby 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 11 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

11 June 2024
Graded inspection: Outstanding
23 September 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Derby median (2.1) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

173 applications · 60 places offered · 65 named it first

2026 2.9; Derby median median 2.1
2025 2.9; Derby median median 2.1
2024 2.5; Derby median median 1.8
2023 3.0; Derby median median 1.8
2022 2.8; Derby median median 1.8
2021 2.9; Derby median median 1.9
2020 3.2; Derby median median 1.9
2019 3.5; Derby median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 2.7; Derby median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 3.1; Derby median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.4; Derby median median 1.7; as the previous school
2015 2.7; Derby median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 4.6; Derby median median 1.8; as the previous school

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

This school
Derby median

Dashed bars: as Lawn Primary School (URN 112779), 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	60	173	2.9	65	1.08
Sep 2025	59	170	2.9	56	0.95
Sep 2024	59	149	2.5	63	1.07
Sep 2023	60	179	3.0	81	1.35
Sep 2022	60	168	2.8	81	1.35
Sep 2021	60	176	2.9	76	1.27
Sep 2020	60	193	3.2	79	1.32
Sep 2019 *	59	207	3.5	79	1.34
Sep 2018 *	59	161	2.7	85	1.44
Sep 2017 *	60	186	3.1	69	1.15
Sep 2016 *	56	134	2.4	41	0.73
Sep 2015 *	58	154	2.7	53	0.91
Sep 2014 *	26	120	4.6	24	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 92% · Maths 89% → all three 84% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard84%1st of 59 in Derby

Derby 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Derby 73% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Derby 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

Derby 72% England 75%

Greater depth33%

Derby 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Derby 72% England 77%

Higher standard34%

Derby 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	84%	14%	108	107
2023/24	75%	10%	108	109
2022/23	80%	27%	110	109

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

Lawn Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

2.9applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.7 km · Derby

Good2023

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Markeaton Primary School
1.0 km · Derby

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary School
1.0 km · Derby

Remains Good · improving2024

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Portway Junior School
1.3 km · Derby

Remains Good2023

56%met the SATs standard
Portway Infant School
1.3 km · Derby

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place
Ashgate Primary School
1.8 km · Derby

Good2023

2.4applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Brackensdale Spencer Academy
2.3 km · Derby

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Beaufort Primary School
2.4 km · Derby

Requires improvement2023

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147624 · 831/2522
Trust: Transform Trust
Capacity: 436 pupils · 434 on roll
Free school meals: 9.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2019
Replaced: Lawn Primary School (URN 112779)
Address: Norbury Close, Allestree, Derby, DE22 2QR
Local authority: Derby

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