SCHOOL PROFILE

Allenton Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 141324
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 405 Published school capacity
Capacity used 66.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

19 April 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Derby
Trust TRANSFORM TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 268 267 full-time · 1 part-time
Female pupils 138 51.5% of pupils
Male pupils 130 48.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

62.7%
37.9 pts above England
School 62.7%
Derby 35.5%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

40.7%
20.4 pts above England
School 40.7%
Derby 30.2%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

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

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
46.3%
124
Any other White background
19.4%
52
African
9.7%
26
Any other Asian background
4.9%
13
Indian
3.0%
8
Unclassified
3.0%
8
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 26.1% 70 of 268 pupils
5.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 26.1%
Derby 21.1%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.3% 57 pupils
England 14.8% 6.5 pts above
EHC plans 4.9% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 1.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 22
Moderate learning difficulty 19
Speech, language & communication 15
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Physical disability 3
Specific learning difficulty 2

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

32.0% 28.4 pts below England
School 32.0%
Derby 55.7%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

47.0%

26.8 pts below England

School 47.0%
Derby 69.6%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

58.0%

12.3 pts below England

School 58.0%
Derby 66.5%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

38.0%

34.0 pts below England

School 38.0%
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

Attendance profile

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

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.20%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.98 pts higher than England
School 7.20%
Derby 6.39%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

25.97%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.16 pts higher than England
School 25.97%
Derby 17.98%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.25%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.44 pts higher than England
School 3.25%
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

66.2% 22.0 pts below England
Allenton Primary School
66.2%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information