Breadsall Hill Top Primary School, Derby

Ofsted's report card from its 24 February 2026 inspection grades Breadsall Hill Top Primary School on 7 areas: 5 expected standard and 2 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders use rigorous analysis to identify and remove barriers to pupils' regular attendance."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children make a positive start to their education at this school, whether they join the 2-year-old provision, Nursery Year or in the Reception Year."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Staff get to know pupils well at this inclusive school."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders are proactive in evaluating the quality of the school's provision and identifying priorities for improvement."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have ensured that pupils learn about a wide range of important topics, which enable them to understand themselves and the world in which they live."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Pupils do not achieve as well as they should."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "Teaching does not consistently help pupils to develop their understanding of the essential knowledge that they need, particularly in relation to reading and writing."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the evidence-based approaches to teaching that they have introduced are embedded and used consistently well by staff"; "Leaders should ensure that assessment strategies are used consistently well to make changes to teaching practice and ensure that gaps in pupils' knowledge are addressed"; "Leaders should ensure that pupils gain the essential knowledge that they need to enable them to achieve well across the curriculum"; "Leaders should ensure that the detailed and insightful analysis of curriculum and teaching that is often in evidence is used routinely well by leaders, to bring about consistently high-quality practice in each subject and phase".

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils at Breadsall Hill Top Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 57% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 70% in Derby and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 53% in reading and 49% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 37 families put Breadsall Hill Top Primary School as their first choice and 72 named it as one of their preferences, for 39 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 Breadsall Hill Top Primary School are Roe Farm Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 67% reading, 50% maths); Parkview Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 93% reading, 93% maths); Beaufort Primary School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 56% reading, 58% maths); and Breadsall CofE VC Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 88% reading, 88% maths).

Breadsall Hill Top Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Breadsall Hill Top Primary School is one of 27 schools run by Transform Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

32 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Breadsall Hill Top Primary School (as of April 2026): 59% would recommend the school, 72% say their child is happy there and 25% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (72%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (25%).

52.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 12% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (71%), Mixed (8%) and Black (7%).

In 2026, 80 pupils (19.1%) received SEN support and 11 (2.6%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Derby Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Spindletree Drive (opposite), 300 metres away.

In 2024/25, Breadsall Hill Top Primary School issued 26 suspensions, 6.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Breadsall Hill Top Primary School are Da Vinci Academy (under 0.1 miles); Lees Brook Academy (1.1 miles); and Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy (1.6 miles).