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Zaytouna Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Free school
500 London Road, Derby DE24 8WH · zaytounaprimary.co.uk · 01332 383379
On the mapSearch near DE24 8WH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 56%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Derby 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 417
- 99% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Derby
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 64.5%
- First language not English
- 86.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Transform Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 54 families put the school first and 55 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 | 55 | 54 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 61 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 56 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% 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 | |||
| ▼56% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Zaytouna Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 26 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 26 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 56
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied