SCHOOL PROFILE

Grange Primary School

Primary Community school URN 112584
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 383 Published school capacity
Capacity used 112.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

13 January 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Needs attention
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour Needs attention
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

26 May 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 28 June 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Derbyshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 432 411 full-time · 21 part-time
Female pupils 211 48.8% of pupils
Male pupils 221 51.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

35.2%
10.4 pts above England
School 35.2%
Erewash 32.5%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.1%
12.2 pts below England
School 8.1%
Erewash 5.9%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Erewash 0.2%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
83.3%
360
African
2.5%
11
Indian
2.3%
10
White and Black Caribbean
2.3%
10
Any other White background
2.1%
9
Any other Asian background
1.4%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 24.1% 104 of 432 pupils
3.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.1%
Erewash 26.4%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.1% 91 pupils
England 14.8% 6.3 pts above
EHC plans 3.0% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 3.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 38
Autistic spectrum disorder 16
Moderate learning difficulty 16
Speech, language & communication 15
Other difficulty or disability 5
Hearing impairment 4

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

52.0% 8.4 pts below England
School 52.0%
Erewash 55.0%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

61.0%

12.8 pts below England

School 61.0%
Erewash 68.1%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

67.0%

3.3 pts below England

School 67.0%
Erewash 64.3%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

69.0%

3.0 pts below England

School 69.0%
Erewash 66.8%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.26%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.04 pts higher than England
School 6.26%
Erewash 5.82%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.73%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.09 pts lower than England
School 13.73%
Erewash 13.65%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.40%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.40 pts lower than England
School 1.40%
Erewash 1.57%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

112.8% 24.6 pts above England
Grange Primary School
112.8%
Erewash
83.4%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information