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Springfield Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
West Road, Spondon, Derby DE21 7AB · springfield.derby.sch.uk · 01332 673846
On the mapSearch near DE21 7AB
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- 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
- 324
- 94% of 344 places
- Local authority
- Derby
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 35.2%
- First language not English
- 8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 24 places were offered; 96% 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 | 24 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 38 | 35 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 44 | 50 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 43 | 40 | 0.9 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% 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 | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112762)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 28 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Springfield Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 27 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 112762), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112762)
Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112762)
Dec 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112762)
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (45 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 45
- 13% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (27%) with SEND