Draycott Community Primary School, Derby
Draycott Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Derby, part of Embark Multi Academy Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 26th-highest of the 86 schools in Derby with published results, and 5,291st of 14,452 across England. It was 40% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Derbyshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Draycott Community Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Draycott Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Draycott Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 14 families put Draycott Community Primary School as their first choice and 32 named it as one of their preferences, for 14 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Draycott Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Draycott Community Primary School are Firfield Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 74% reading, 74% maths); Ashbrook Junior School (1.7 miles, 62% reading, 83% maths); Ashbrook Infant School (1.7 miles, Requires improvement); and Risley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary School (1.9 miles, Good, 86% reading, 77% maths).
Draycott Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Firfield Primary SchoolAshbrook Junior SchoolAshbrook Infant SchoolRisley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary School
The trust
Draycott Community Primary School is one of 29 schools run by Embark Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
6.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%), Mixed (6%) and Black (6%).
In 2026, 16 pupils (15.2%) received SEN support and 3 (2.9%) 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.
Staffing
Draycott Community Primary School had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Long Eaton Rail Station, about 2.5 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Square (opposite), 80 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 21 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50).
Suspensions and exclusions
Draycott Community Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Draycott Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in June 2024. Before that, as Draycott Community Primary School (URN 112538), it was rated Requires Improvement in February 2022.
At a Glance
29.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
16.0
Avg class size
13.0
KS2
4
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Draycott Community Primary School
Term dates
Draycott Community Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Derbyshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Draycott Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Draycott Community Primary School is in Derbyshire; for families living there:
- Derbyshire's school travel policy: Home to school transport policy 2026 to 2027 - 465KB
- How to apply: Apply for home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 11
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 7 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Draycott Community Primary School
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What the report includes for Draycott Community Primary School:
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- How many families in Derbyshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
40%
Available places
92 pupils
229 places
137 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Derby
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Derby
Across Derbyshire council
Places available
9,875
Applications
7,189
Got 1st preference
94.5%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All primary applications across Derbyshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
16
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
18.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
105
Total Pupils
53
Boys
52
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
7
Teachers
15.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£57,403
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,516
Per pupil
£684k
Total funding
£44k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.4%
Overall absence
9.3%
Persistent absence
86
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Draycott Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at Draycott Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at Draycott Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 81% reached the expected standard in reading and 81% did so in maths.
What is Draycott Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Draycott Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in June 2024. Before that, as Draycott Community Primary School (URN 112538), it was rated Requires Improvement in February 2022.
What is the catchment area for Draycott Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Draycott Community Primary School is oversubscribed, Derbyshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Draycott Community Primary School?
Draycott Community Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 40% of its 229 places.
How big are the classes at Draycott Community Primary School?
Classes at Draycott Community Primary School average 16 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Draycott Community Primary School?
Draycott Community Primary School has around 105 pupils on roll. 30% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Draycott Community Primary School?
5.4% of sessions were missed at Draycott Community Primary School in 2024/25. 9.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Draycott Community Primary School?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Draycott Community Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Draycott Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 7 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Draycott Community Primary School?
Draycott Community Primary School is at Hopwell Road, Draycott, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 3NH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)