Akaal Primary School
Primary schoolAkaal Primary School is a primary school in Derby, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 213 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Requires improvement (overall), March 2022, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 1 March 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 69% of pupils at Akaal Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Derby and 62% in England.
8% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Derby | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 103 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Normanton House SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file470 m
- Village Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)470 m
- Ridgeway Infant SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, April 2023960 m
- Gayton Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2023. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)970 m
- St George's Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), May 2024. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)990 m
- Harrington Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Outstanding, May 20231.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Derby
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).