Becket Primary School, Derby

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils at Becket Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 52% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 70% in Derby and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 63% in reading and 57% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 53 families put Becket Primary School as their first choice and 115 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.8 first choices for every place. 24 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Becket Primary School are Firs Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 52% reading, 45% maths); St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 75% reading, 78% maths); Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant School (0.5 miles, Good); and Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery (0.5 miles, Good, 85% reading, 76% maths).

Becket Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

50.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 62.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (26%), Asian (20%) and Black (20%).

In 2026, 41 pupils (16.7%) received SEN support and 16 (6.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Becket Primary School had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 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 1 mile away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Monk Street (opposite), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Becket 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 1314 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Derby (267), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Becket Primary School issued 15 suspensions, 6.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Becket Primary School are Derby Cathedral School (0.4 miles), The Bemrose School (0.6 miles) and Landau Forte College (0.9 miles).