SCHOOL PROFILE

Lawn Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 147624
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 436 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 June 2024
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

23 September 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 10 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
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 434 434 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 217 50.0% of pupils
Male pupils 217 50.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

9.2%
15.6 pts below England
School 9.2%
Derby 35.5%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

14.1%
6.2 pts below England
School 14.1%
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
77.4%
336
White and Asian
3.9%
17
Any other White background
3.7%
16
White and Black Caribbean
2.5%
11
African
2.1%
9
Chinese
2.1%
9
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 9.0% 39 of 434 pupils
11.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 9.0%
Derby 21.1%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 6.5% 28 pupils
England 14.8% 8.3 pts below
EHC plans 2.5% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 3.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
Speech, language & communication 7
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Physical disability 2
Hearing impairment 1

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

84.0% 23.6 pts above England
School 84.0%
Derby 55.7%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

89.0%

15.2 pts above England

School 89.0%
Derby 69.6%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

92.0%

21.7 pts above England

School 92.0%
Derby 66.5%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

89.0%

17.0 pts above England

School 89.0%
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

3.37%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.84 pts lower than England
School 3.37%
Derby 6.39%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

3.96%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.86 pts lower than England
School 3.96%
Derby 17.98%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

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

99.5% 11.4 pts above England
Lawn Primary School
99.5%
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