Arboretum Primary School, Derby

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to Arboretum Primary School. Arboretum is a happy place to be. Our school is full of laughter, care and love; we think of ourselves as a family where everyone is valued and respected for the unique individual that they are."

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils at Arboretum Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 60% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 70% in Derby and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 66% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 72 families put Arboretum Primary School as their first choice and 155 named it as one of their preferences, for 73 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Arboretum Primary School are Hardwick Primary School (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 58% reading, 46% maths); Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant School (0.3 miles, Good); St James' Church of England Aided Junior School (0.4 miles, Good, 64% reading, 61% maths); and Rosehill Infant and Nursery School (0.4 miles, Good).

Arboretum Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.

Arboretum Primary School is one of 33 schools run by Derby Diocesan Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

57.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 95.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (61%), Black (9%) and other ethnic groups (8%).

Arboretum Primary School had 34 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Derby Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Yates Street (opposite), 180 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Arboretum Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 1181 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Derby (267), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Arboretum Primary School issued 30 suspensions, 4.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Arboretum Primary School are UTC Derby Pride Park (0.8 miles), Derby Cathedral School (1.2 miles) and The Bemrose School (1.2 miles).