OFSTED
8 May 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
8 March 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
4 May 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Derby
Trust
ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
341
341 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
163
47.8% of pupils
Male pupils
178
52.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.2 pts
below England
School
24.6%
Derby
35.5%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.8 pts
above England
School
41.1%
Derby
30.2%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Derby
0.2%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
30.8%
105
African
12.0%
41
Indian
9.1%
31
Any other White background
8.8%
30
Pakistani
7.9%
27
Any other Asian background
6.5%
22
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.6%
60 of
341 pupils
3.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
75.0%
14.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
90.0%
Reading
16.2 pts above England
School
90.0%
Derby
69.6%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Writing
9.7 pts above England
School
80.0%
Derby
66.5%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Maths
8.0 pts above England
School
80.0%
Derby
67.3%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.70%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.52 pts
lower than
England
School
3.70%
Derby
6.39%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
6.47%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.34 pts
lower than
England
School
6.47%
Derby
17.98%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Derby
1.61%
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
99.4%
11.2 pts
above England
St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy
99.4%
Derby
91.8%
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.