Wren Park Primary School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Derby
Jackson Avenue, Derby, DE3 9AY
72
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 20/05/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.3%
14.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
353
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
378 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
35 of 35 families who put it first got an offer
43
Places offered
84
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 35 | 35 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 25 | 3 | ● 12% |
| 3rd preference | 24 | 4 | ● 17% |
| Total | 84 | 42 | 50% |
1st preference success by year
Derby lets families list 3 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Gill Pettit
- Address
- Jackson Avenue, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 9AY
- Phone
- 01332512732
- Local authority
- Derby
- Ward / constituency
- Littleover · Derby North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 112758
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 27% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
353 pupils · 378 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
06 May 2026
Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1 · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Needs attention Leadership and governance Needs attention Early years Expected standard Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 25
20 May 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective No Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 336 pupils
Attendance
94.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
14.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 72% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 11% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 70% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 13% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Derby council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.