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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 112781

Stenson Fields Primary Community School

Community school · Derby · DE24 3BW

Ages 3–11 · 328 pupils · Derbyshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

49%

Overall absence

5.1%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-04-27

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)49%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.9%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
316

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

24

Places offered

28

1st-preference offers

24

Total preferences (any rank)
38
Preferred offers (top 3)
24
Applications from outside LA
7
Offers to outside-LA applicants
3

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 fill78%

328 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
328
Boys / girls
158 / 170
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
328 / 420 (78%)
Free school meals
21%
FSM pupils
69
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
Mrs Joanne Sadler

Location

Address
Heather Close, Stenson Fields
Postcode
DE24 3BW
Town
Derby
County
Derbyshire
Local authority
Derbyshire
District
South Derbyshire
Constituency
South Derbyshire
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, Derbyshire, 328 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 21%.

Open schools in Derby
160
Primary schools in Derby
108
Academies among open schools in Derby
47% (75)
Open schools in DE24
29
Primary in DE24
20
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 DE24

  • Ash Croft Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Derby · DE24 3HF · Derby

    Ages 2–11

    • KS242%
    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM42.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • Grampian Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Derby · DE24 9LU · Derby

    Ages 3–11

    • KS241%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM53.1%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Redwood Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Derby · DE24 9PG · Derby

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM47.3%
    • Demand0.97

    0.6 miles away

  • Cottons Farm Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Derby · DE24 9HG · Derby

    Ages 3–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM66.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Gayton Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Derby · DE23 1GA · Derby

    Ages 7–11

    • KS281%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM34.5%

    1.2 miles away

  • Ridgeway Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Derby · DE23 1GG · Derby

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM23.6%
    • Demand0.97

    1.2 miles away

  • Griffe Field Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Derby · DE23 3UQ · Derby

    Ages 3–11

    • KS284%
    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM7.1%
    • Demand1.49

    1.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Joanne Sadler
Telephone
01332772452
Website
www.stensonfields.derbyshire.sch.uk

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