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Beaufort Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Derby

Hampshire Road, Derby, DE21 6BT

Website 01332347275

34

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Graded 07/11/2023

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.3%

16.8% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

224

Capacity used

Has space

53%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

21 of 21 families who put it first got an offer

23

Places offered

47

Total applications

2.0

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2121● 100%
2nd preference171● 6%
3rd preference90● 0%
Total472247%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

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
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Kate Beecroft
Address
Hampshire Road, Derby, DE21 6BT
Phone
01332347275
Local authority
Derby
Ward / constituency
Chaddesden West · Derby North
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
146877

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals53%——
English as additional language16%——
SEN support12%——
52% boys (117)48% girls (107)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: ODYSSEY COLLABORATIVE TRUST

224 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    07 November 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Requires improvement overall effectiveness
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 226 pupils

Attendance

94.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.7%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

16.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

2.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

4.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

13%
20/21
22%
21/22
27%
22/23
25%
23/24
17%
24/25

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)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths34%——
Higher standard6%——
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

Expected standard47%
-15% vs England
Higher standard5%
-3% vs England

Reading

Expected standard56%
-19% vs England
Higher standard19%
-14% vs England
Average score100
-6 vs England

Writing

Expected standard53%
-19% vs England
Greater depth7%
-6% vs England

Maths

Expected standard58%
-16% vs England
Higher standard12%
-14% vs England
Average score100
-5 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard58%
-15% vs England
Higher standard14%
-16% vs England
Average score101
-4 vs England

Science

Expected standard72%
-10% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

512023342024472025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)47%61%
Higher standard5%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.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 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.