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Markeaton Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

Bromley Street, Derby DE22 1HL · markeaton.derby.sch.uk · 01332 347374

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
66%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Derby 57%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.2
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
418
100% of 420 places
Local authority
Derby
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
26.6%
First language not English
19.9%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 71 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 80% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 38 (Places 45)38September 2023: 54 (Places 60)54September 2024: 50 (Places 54)50September 2025: 73 (Places 59)73September 2026: 71 (Places 60)71Places 60
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202660711.2▲80%
September 2025Sept 202559731.2▲77%
September 2024Sept 202454500.9100%
September 2023Sept 202360540.998%
September 2022Sept 202245380.8100%

Results

In 2024/25, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Derby it was 57%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 64% (England 53%)64%2016/17: 79% (England 61%)79%2017/18: 70% (England 64%)70%2018/19: 84% (England 65%)84%2022/23: 56% (England 60%)56%2023/24: 68% (England 61%)68%2024/25: 66% (England 62%)66%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲66%62%
●7%8%
Average scaled score
●106106
●104105
▼102105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Markeaton Primary School on 26 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
26 Nov 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Oct 2007Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (110 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
100%
Replies
110
26% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲99% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲99% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲98% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲95% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲99% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲97% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲96% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲99% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲96% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲95% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲93% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 67% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲58% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 24% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲100% agreeEngland 67%

based on 19 parents (17%) with SEND

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