Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Primary schoolBishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Derby, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 236 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 19 May 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
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, 61% of pupils at Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Derby and 62% in England.
3% 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 | 61% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 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- Firs Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2022. 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)300 m
- The Bemrose SchoolAll-through. Good (overall), March 2024. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)620 m
- Stonehill Nursery SchoolNursery. Standards maintained, December 2024660 m
- Dale Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2023. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
- Becket Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)820 m
- Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023870 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).