Gayton Junior School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Derby · DE23 1GA · Derby
Ages 7–11
- KS281%
- Absence5.4%
- FSM34.5%
0.0 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 112757
Ridgeway Infant School
Community school · Derby · DE23 1GG
Ages 4–7 · 229 pupils · Derby
Ofsted
School remains Good
Overall absence
7.1%
Admissions demand
0.97 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-06-20
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence7.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.3%
Unauthorised1.8%
- Authorised absence
- 5.3%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.1%
- Enrolments in measure
- 187
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
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
0.97 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
71
Places offered
73
1st-preference offers
71
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 128
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 73
- Applications from outside LA
- 2
- 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 (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill85%
229 pupils · 270 places
- Pupils on roll
- 229
- Boys / girls
- 110 / 119
- School capacity
- 270
- Capacity fill
- 229 / 270 (85%)
- Free school meals
- 23.6%
- FSM pupils
- 54
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community school
Age range
Ages 4–7
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Community school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tamara Dale
Location
- Address
- Uplands Avenue, Littleover
- Postcode
- DE23 1GG
- 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 community school (primary), Ages 4–7, in Derby, Derby, 229 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 23.6%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Primary
Derby · DE23 1GG · Derby
Ages 5–11
- KS273%
- Absence4.1%
- FSM24.6%
- Demand0.95
0.1 miles away
Akaal Primary School
Ofsted: Requires improvementFree schools · Primary
Derby · DE23 8DG · Derby
Ages 2–11
- Absence6.9%
- FSM26.3%
- Demand1.00
0.6 miles away
Griffe Field Primary School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Primary
Derby · DE23 3UQ · Derby
Ages 3–11
- KS284%
- Absence3.7%
- FSM7.1%
- Demand1.49
0.7 miles away
Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Derby · DE23 3ES · Derby
Ages 3–7
- Absence5.9%
- FSM26.7%
- Demand0.88
0.7 miles away
Grampian Primary Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Derby · DE24 9LU · Derby
Ages 3–11
- KS241%
- Absence5.9%
- FSM53.1%
- Demand1.00
0.8 miles away
St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Derby · DE23 6FZ · Derby
Ages 7–11
- KS250%
- Absence5.9%
- FSM33.6%
0.8 miles away
Village Primary Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Derby · DE23 8DF · Derby
Ages 2–11
- KS260%
- Absence6.3%
- FSM61.7%
- Demand0.99
0.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tamara Dale
- Telephone
- 01332760770