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Roe Farm Primary School

Community school · Derby · DE21 4HG

Ages 3–11 · 347 pupils · Derby

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

33%

Overall absence

6.9%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-06-12

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)33%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
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 absence6.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.1%
Unauthorised3.1%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.5%
Enrolments in measure
325

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

33

Places offered

35

1st-preference offers

33

Total preferences (any rank)
46
Preferred offers (top 3)
33
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 (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill76%

347 pupils · 455 places

Pupils on roll
347
Boys / girls
187 / 160
School capacity
455
Capacity fill
347 / 455 (76%)
Free school meals
51.6%
FSM pupils
163
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

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Co Headteacher Helen Weston Matthew Dodson

Location

Address
Worcester Crescent, Chaddesden
Postcode
DE21 4HG
Town
Derby
County
Derbyshire
Local authority
Derby
District
Derby
Constituency
Derby North
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 3–11, in Derby, Derby, 347 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 51.6%.

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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    • KS234%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM53.4%
    • Demand0.98

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  • Beaufort Primary School

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    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM53.2%
    • Demand0.96

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  • Derwent Primary School

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    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM52.4%
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    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM14.6%
    • Demand0.97

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  • Cavendish Close Infant School

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    Ages 3–7

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    • FSM24.7%
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  • Cavendish Close Junior Academy

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    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM37.5%

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  • Parkview Primary School

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM18.9%
    • Demand1.47

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  • Chaddesden Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM34.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Co Headteacher Helen Weston Matthew Dodson
Telephone
01332346310
Website
www.roefarmprimary.co.uk

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