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Asterdale Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Borrowash Road, Spondon, Derby DE21 7PH · asterdaleprimaryschool.co.uk · 01332 662323
On the mapSearch near DE21 7PH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 61%
- 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
- 208
- 99% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Derby
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 27.3%
- First language not English
- 7.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 27 families put the school first and 28 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 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% 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 | |||
| ●61% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112761)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Asterdale Primary School on 17 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 17 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 112761), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112761)
Oct 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112761)
Feb 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112761)
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (36 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Positive
- 68%
- Replies
- 36
- 16% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on 8 parents (22%) whose child was bullied
based on 13 parents (36%) with SEND