Derwent Primary School
St Mark's Road, Derby, DE21 6AL
313 pupils · 99% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- ONE ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Derby
- Free school meals
- 52.4%
Ofsted
Urgent improvement (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 March 2026, published 4 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 29% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 24 | 24 | 37 | 24 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 36 | 35 | 58 | 36 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 36 | 35 | 45 | 36 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 28 | 28 | 33 | 28 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 34 | 34 | 38 | 34 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 19 | 19 | 26 | 19 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 18 | 18 | 25 | 18 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 33 | 31 | 43 | 33 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Beaufort Primary School 0.8 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Roe Farm Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Castleward Spencer Academy 1.3 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Breadsall Hill Top Primary School 1.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St James' Church of England Aided Infant School 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.