Findern Primary School

DerbyshireCommunity school

Buckford Lane, Findern, Derby, DE65 6AR

Headteacher: Mr James GoodmanSchool website ↗Pupils: 207 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted Good
Inspected March 2024
Oversubscribed
87% of first-choice applicants offered a place
76%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected March 2024
87%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 13 March 2024Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
76.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
7.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 83%·Writing 83%·Maths 79%All three 76%
Reading
Expected83%
Exceeding48%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected83%
Exceeding14%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected79%
Exceeding38%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
31
How many got their first choice?
27of 31 (87.1%)
How many applied in total?
84

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
17.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
3.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
10.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
106 girls, 101 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 86% (2017/18), currently 76%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1662.0%0.0%+1.8+1.3+1.8
2016/1784.0%5.0%+3.0+0.4+1.0
2017/1886.0%14.0%+4.4-0.5+0.9
2018/1977.0%9.0%-0.6+0.4+0.9
2022/2374.0%6.0%+3.6+3.4+4.3
2023/2484.0%13.0%---
2024/2576.0%7.0%---