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Hackwood Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Free school
240 Starflower Way, Derby DE3 0FD · hackwood.theharmonytrust.org · 01332 985466
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Derby 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 234
- 98% of 240 places
- Local authority
- Derby
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.5%
- First language not English
- 26.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 40 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 73% 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 | 30 | 40 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 49 | 1.7▲ | 45% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 28 | 42 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 46 | 1.5▲ | 63% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 50 | 1.7▲ | 60% |
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% 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 | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ▲111 | 105 | |
Ofsted
Hackwood Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 5 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (59 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Replies
- 59
- 24% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (31%) with SEND