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Draycott Community Primary School

Community school · Derby · DE72 3NH

Ages 3–11 · 129 pupils · Derbyshire

KS2 expected (RWM)

53%

Overall absence

6.1%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)53%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.7%
Unauthorised2.3%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.7%
Enrolments in measure
116

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

9

Places offered

9

1st-preference offers

9

Total preferences (any rank)
25
Preferred offers (top 3)
9
Applications from outside LA
0
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 (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill56%

129 pupils · 229 places

Pupils on roll
129
Boys / girls
71 / 58
School capacity
229
Capacity fill
129 / 229 (56%)
Free school meals
37.8%
FSM pupils
45
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Claire Evans

Location

Address
Hopwell Road, Draycott
Postcode
DE72 3NH
Town
Derby
County
Derbyshire
Local authority
Derbyshire
District
Erewash
Constituency
Erewash
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 community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Derby, Derbyshire, 129 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 37.8%.

Open schools in Derby
160
Primary schools in Derby
108
Academies among open schools in Derby
47% (75)
Open schools in DE72
11
Primary in DE72
9
Open schools in Derbyshire LA
454
Primary in Derbyshire LA
354

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 DE72

  • Firfield Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Derby · DE72 3EG · Derbyshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM17.9%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

  • Ashbrook Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Derby · DE72 3HF · Derbyshire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM23.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.7 miles away

  • Ashbrook Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Derby · DE72 3HF · Derbyshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM27.4%

    1.7 miles away

  • Shardlow Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Derby · DE72 2GR · Derbyshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM16.9%
    • Demand1.13

    1.9 miles away

  • Redhill Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Derby · DE72 3SF · Derbyshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS2100%
    • Absence3.5%
    • FSM8.8%
    • Demand1.20

    2.0 miles away

  • Sawley Infant and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG10 3DQ · Derbyshire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM32.8%
    • Demand1.00

    2.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Claire Evans

Official links