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Derwent Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Foundation school
Hitchin Road, Henlow SG16 6BA · derwentschool.co.uk · 01462 812047
On the mapSearch near SG16 6BA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 78%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Central Bedfordshire 50%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 419
- 100% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.8%
- First language not English
- 7.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 66 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 85% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 54 | 0.9 | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 52 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 52 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 51 | 45 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Central Bedfordshire it was 50%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲78% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ▲110 | 105 | |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Derwent Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 11 Jul 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (48 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 48
- 19% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied