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Risley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Derby · DE72 3SU

Ages 5–11 · 75 pupils · Derbyshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

70%

Overall absence

4.8%

Admissions demand

0.91 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-03-21

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
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)70%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.0%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
89

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

0.91 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

10

Places offered

11

1st-preference offers

10

Total preferences (any rank)
35
Preferred offers (top 3)
11
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 fill56%

75 pupils · 133 places

Pupils on roll
75
Boys / girls
33 / 42
School capacity
133
Capacity fill
75 / 133 (56%)
Free school meals
24%
FSM pupils
18
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Derby
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Ms Gemma Taylor

Location

Address
Derby Road, Risley
Postcode
DE72 3SU
Town
Derby
County
Derbyshire
Local authority
Derbyshire
District
Erewash
Constituency
Erewash
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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Derby, Derbyshire, 75 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 24%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Derby.

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

  • Ladycross Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Nottingham · NG10 5JD · Derbyshire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM38.8%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Longmoor Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Nottingham · NG10 4JG · Derbyshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS242%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM32.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

  • Cloudside Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Nottingham · NG10 5DE · Derbyshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM47.5%

    1.3 miles away

  • Firfield Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Derby · DE72 3EG · Derbyshire

    Ages 5–11

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

    1.4 miles away

  • Harrington Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Nottingham · NG10 4BJ · Derbyshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM36.2%

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Gemma Taylor
Telephone
01159397622
Website
www.risley.derbyshire.sch.uk/

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