Chaddesden Park Primary School, Derby

Ofsted's report card from its 28 April 2026 inspection grades Chaddesden Park Primary School on 7 areas: 2 strong standard, 4 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Rates of attendance for all groups of pupils are high."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Current senior leaders have been in post for a relatively short period of time."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have focused on improving the quality of the curriculum and teaching."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders have prioritised getting things right in the early years, and they have done this well."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "The school is inclusive."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Centred around the broad principles of being ready, respectful and safe, the school's approach to personal development is well-designed."

Achievement - Needs attention. "As reflected in the outcomes of national assessments, for too long achievement at the end of key stage 2 has not been high enough."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should embed their work on improving teaching and achievement so that pupils' outcomes do not differ significantly from those achieved nationally, including for disadvantaged pupils"; "Leaders should ensure that the pupil premium strategy sets out how the impact of actions taken will be evaluated and ensure that all staff are clear about their role in the strategy"; "Leaders should ensure that teachers consistently check how well pupils are learning in lessons and act on these findings accordingly".

The school runs a breakfast club.

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at Chaddesden Park Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 61% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 70% in Derby and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (62% in reading, 64% in maths).

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

For September 2026 entry, 19 families put Chaddesden Park Primary School as their first choice and 45 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 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 Chaddesden Park Primary School are Cavendish Close Junior Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 79% reading, 78% maths); Cherry Tree Hill Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 74% reading, 74% maths); Cavendish Close Infant School (0.5 miles, Good); and St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 80% reading, 76% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Chaddesden Park Primary School.

Chaddesden Park Primary School is one of 21 schools run by Learners' Trust, an academy trust.

8.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%), Black (6%) and Mixed (6%).

The nearest railway station is Spondon Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Trenton Green (adjacent), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Chaddesden Park Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Chaddesden Park Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 2.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Chaddesden Park Primary School are Lees Brook Academy (0.4 miles), West Park School (0.7 miles) and Da Vinci Academy (1.3 miles).