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Borrow Wood Primary School

Academy converter · Derby · DE21 7QW

Ages 3–11 · 276 pupils · Derby

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

54%

Overall absence

5.0%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-04-25

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
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)

Expected standard (RWM)54%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.9%
Unauthorised1.9%
Authorised absence
3.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
252

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

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

27

Places offered

27

1st-preference offers

27

Total preferences (any rank)
63
Preferred offers (top 3)
27
Applications from outside LA
6
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 fill58%

276 pupils · 472 places

Pupils on roll
276
Boys / girls
148 / 128
School capacity
472
Capacity fill
276 / 472 (58%)
Free school meals
31%
FSM pupils
81
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: ODYSSEY COLLABORATIVE TRUST
Academy trust
ODYSSEY COLLABORATIVE TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Natalie Bartlett

Location

Address
Arundel Drive, Spondon
Postcode
DE21 7QW
Town
Derby
County
Derbyshire
Local authority
Derby
District
Derby
Constituency
Mid Derbyshire
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
16 on roll / 16 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Derby, Derby, 276 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 31%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Open schools in Derby
160
Primary schools in Derby
108
Academies among open schools in Derby
47% (75)
Open schools in DE21
24
Primary in DE21
18
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.

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    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM27.3%
    • Demand0.95

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    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM16.7%
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    • Absence3.5%
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    • Demand1.00

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    • Demand1.00

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Natalie Bartlett
Telephone
01332662826
Website
http://www.borrowwood.derby.sch.uk/

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