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Little Eaton Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Community school
Alfreton Road, Little Eaton, Derby DE21 5AB · littleeaton.derbyshire.sch.uk · 01332 831471
On the mapSearch near DE21 5AB
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 67%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Derbyshire 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 187
- 89% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Free school meals
- 5.9%
- First language not English
- 0.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 20 families put the school first and 24 places were offered; 100% 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 | 24 | 20 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 27 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 96% |
Results
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Derbyshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲67% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 December 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Little Eaton Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 14 Dec 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (109 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 109
- 50% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 61% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (9%) with SEND