Derwent Primary School
Primary schoolDerwent Primary School is a primary school in Derby, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 313 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met, special measures
- Inspection
- Report card, 3 March 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Urgent improvement
- Curriculum and teaching
- Urgent improvement
- Achievement
- Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Urgent 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, 29% of pupils at Derwent Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Derby and 62% in England.
5% 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 | 5% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99 | 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- Beaufort Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), November 2023. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)850 m
- Landau Forte CollegeSecondary. Outstanding (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 51.6 (2025/26, provisional)980 m
- Castle SchoolPupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, March 20231 km
- St Giles' Spencer AcademySpecial. School remains Outstanding, May 20241 km
- Roe Farm Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2024. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Castleward Spencer AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), July 20241.3 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).