Cherry Tree Hill Primary School, Derby

From the headteacher's welcome: "For more than 80 years, we have built something really special here: a community where children feel safe, are caring towards one another, and develop a real love of learning. Our values - Be Safe, Be Caring, Be a Learner - sit at the heart of everything we do and shape the experience of every child in our school."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include cooking and art.

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils at Cherry Tree Hill Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 70% in Derby and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 63% in reading and 61% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 69 families put Cherry Tree Hill Primary School as their first choice and 126 named it as one of their preferences, for 70 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 Cherry Tree Hill Primary School are Meadow Farm Community Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 74% reading, 65% maths); Chaddesden Park Primary School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 67% reading, 61% maths); Springfield Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 77% reading, 77% maths); and St Werburgh's CofE Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 73% reading, 73% maths).

Cherry Tree Hill Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Cherry Tree Hill Primary School is one of 7 schools run by Odyssey Collaborative Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

36.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 8.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (84%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 65 pupils (10.7%) received SEN support and 12 (2%) 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 Spondon Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lewiston Road (adjacent), 110 metres away.

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

In 2024/25, Cherry Tree Hill Primary School issued 10 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Cherry Tree Hill Primary School are West Park School (0.5 miles), Lees Brook Academy (0.8 miles) and Da Vinci Academy (1.6 miles).