SCHOOL PROFILE

Derwent Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 144343
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 315 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

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

Previous Ofsted activity

14 September 2021
Graded inspection Good
Published 11 October 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 313 292 full-time · 21 part-time
Female pupils 168 53.7% of pupils
Male pupils 145 46.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

49.2%
24.4 pts above England
School 49.2%
Derby 35.5%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

31.9%
11.6 pts above England
School 31.9%
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
53.0%
166
African
13.1%
41
Any other White background
8.9%
28
Any other Mixed background
5.1%
16
Any other Asian background
4.8%
15
Indian
3.5%
11
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 20.1% 63 of 313 pupils
0.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.1%
Derby 21.1%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.6% 52 pupils
England 14.8% 1.8 pts above
EHC plans 3.5% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 2.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 17
Speech, language & communication 15
Moderate learning difficulty 13
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Vision impairment 3
Hearing impairment 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

29.0% 31.4 pts below England
School 29.0%
Derby 55.7%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

60.0%

13.8 pts below England

School 60.0%
Derby 69.6%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

50.0%

20.3 pts below England

School 50.0%
Derby 66.5%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

37.0%

35.0 pts below England

School 37.0%
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

4.84%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.38 pts lower than England
School 4.84%
Derby 6.39%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.45%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.37 pts lower than England
School 11.45%
Derby 17.98%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.38%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.42 pts lower than England
School 0.38%
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
Derwent Primary School
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information