Arboretum Primary School
Primary schoolArboretum Primary School is a primary school in Derby, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 607 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), July 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 3 July 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 29% of pupils at Arboretum Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Derby and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 29% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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- Hardwick Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)290 m
- Walbrook Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Outstanding, May 2023510 m
- Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023530 m
- St James' Church of England Aided Junior SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)570 m
- Rosehill Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, December 2024600 m
- Pear Tree Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2022670 m
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).