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St Werburgh's CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Church Street, Spondon, Derby DE21 7LL · stwerburghs.co.uk · 01332 673827
On the mapSearch near DE21 7LL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Derby 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 281
- 89% of 315 places
- Local authority
- Derby
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 16.7%
- First language not English
- 6.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 27 families put the school first and 32 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 | 32 | 27 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 33 | 31 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 34 | 31 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 38 | 34 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% 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 | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ▲17% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112919)
Ofsted
St Werburgh's CofE Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 12 Mar 2024
- 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: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 112919), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112919)
Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112919)
Jan 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112919)
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (119 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 119
- 40% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (19%) with SEND