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Akaal Primary School

Free schools · Derby · DE23 8DG

Ages 2–11 · 213 pupils · Derby

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Overall absence

6.9%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2022-03-01

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.8%
Unauthorised2.9%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.9%
Enrolments in measure
205

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

17

Places offered

17

1st-preference offers

17

Total preferences (any rank)
31
Preferred offers (top 3)
17
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill51%

213 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
213
Boys / girls
102 / 111
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
213 / 420 (51%)
Free school meals
26.3%
FSM pupils
56
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Sikh
Governance
Academy trust: NISHKAM SCHOOLS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
NISHKAM SCHOOLS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Ms Zoe Parkes

Location

Address
Grange Avenue
Postcode
DE23 8DG
Town
Derby
County
Derbyshire
Local authority
Derby
District
Derby
Constituency
Derby South
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 2–11, in Derby, Derby, 213 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 26.3%. 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Cottons Farm Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Derby · DE24 9HG · Derby

    Ages 3–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM66.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Zoe Parkes

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