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Wren Park Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Jackson Avenue, Mickleover, Derby DE3 9AY · wrenpark.derby.sch.uk · 01332 512732
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Derby 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 353
- 93% of 378 places
- Local authority
- Derby
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 10.2%
- First language not English
- 24.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 47 families put the school first and 51 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 | 51 | 47 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 43 | 35 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 43 | 37 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 54 | 62 | 1.1▲ | 74% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 54 | 71 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Derby it was 57%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Wren Park Primary School on 6 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 6 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: graded inspection, no overall grade, May 2025
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2025No overall grade
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Good Safeguarding Not effective Feb 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met Feb 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Nov 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (77 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 77%
- Replies
- 77
- 21% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 24 parents (31%) with SEND