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Akaal Primary School

Free schools · Derby · DE23 8DG

Ages 4–11 · 211 pupils · Derby

KS2 expected (RWM)

64%

Overall absence

8.7%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)64%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2022/23. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)32.6%
Unauthorised4.4%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.9%
Enrolments in measure
239

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2023/24 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

13

Places offered

14

1st-preference offers

13

Total preferences (any rank)
25
Preferred offers (top 3)
14
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (19 Jan 2023).

Capacity fill50%

211 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
211
Boys / girls
105 / 106
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
211 / 420 (50%)
Free school meals
28.4%
FSM pupils
60
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Sikh
Governance
Supported by a trust
Headteacher
Mr Harmander Dhanjal

Location

Address
Grange Avenue
Postcode
DE23 8DG
Town
Derby
County
Derbyshire
Local authority
Derby
District
Derby
Constituency
Derby South
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed free schools (primary), Ages 4–11, in Derby, Derby, 211 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 28.4%. Religious character: Sikh.

Open schools in Derby
160
Primary schools in Derby
108
Academies among open schools in Derby
47% (75)
Open schools in DE23
28
Primary in DE23
19
Open schools in Derby LA
120
Primary in Derby LA
75

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in DerbyNear DE23

  • Akaal Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Free schools · Primary

    Derby · DE23 8DG · Derby

    Ages 2–11

    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM26.3%
    • Demand1.00

    0.0 miles away

  • Village Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Derby · DE23 8DF · Derby

    Ages 2–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM61.7%
    • Demand0.99

    0.3 miles away

  • Ridgeway Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Derby · DE23 1GG · Derby

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM23.6%
    • Demand0.97

    0.6 miles away

  • Gayton Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Derby · DE23 1GA · Derby

    Ages 7–11

    • KS281%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM34.5%

    0.6 miles away

  • Dale Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Derby · DE23 6NL · Derby

    Ages 5–11

    • KS246%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM55.8%
    • Demand0.95

    0.8 miles away

  • Pear Tree Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Derby · DE23 8PN · Derby

    Ages 2–7

    • Absence10.3%
    • FSM65.0%
    • Demand0.95

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Harmander Dhanjal

Official links