Reigate Park Primary Academy, Derby
Reigate Park Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Derby, part of The Harmony Trust Ltd. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 68th-highest of the 86 schools in Derby with published results, and 12,897th of 14,452 across England. It was 97% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Derby (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Reigate Park Primary Academy in detail
Reigate Park Primary Academy in its own words
In its own words: "At Reigate Park Primary, our highly inclusive specialised setting, we strive to ensure that all our children will Through the realisation of these aims we will ensure all children reach their full potential in order to become and active global citizen of today and for tomorrow."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £3.50 per day.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils at Reigate Park Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 60% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 70% in Derby and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 61% in reading and 68% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Reigate Park Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 38 families put Reigate Park Primary Academy as their first choice and 79 named it as one of their preferences, for 41 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Reigate Park Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Reigate Park Primary Academy are Brackensdale Spencer Academy (0.6 miles, 68% reading, 61% maths); Hackwood Primary Academy (1 mile, Good, 87% reading, 87% maths); Ravensdale Junior School (1.1 miles, Good, 73% reading, 78% maths); and Ravensdale Infant and Nursery School (1.1 miles, Good).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Reigate Park Primary Academy.
Brackensdale Spencer AcademyHackwood Primary AcademyRavensdale Junior SchoolRavensdale Infant and Nursery School
The trust
Reigate Park Primary Academy is one of 17 schools run by The Harmony Trust Ltd, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
37.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
Reigate Park Primary Academy has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Derby Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.
17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Finchley Avenue (se-bound), 170 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 139 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Derby (267).
Suspensions and exclusions
Reigate Park Primary Academy 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; 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
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
37.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Hearing
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 60% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 68% to 60% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 61% to 54% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.9
Avg class size
26.7
Infant (KS1)
28.9
KS2
15
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Reigate Park Primary Academy
CONSULTATION CLOSED : Proposal to change the age range of: Reigate Primary Academy
1 Jul 2026
Reigate Park Pupils meet Gladiator ‘Fury’ in book event
24 Apr 2025
National changes related to pupil attendance from September 2024
18 Jul 2024
Global Schools Day
21 Nov 2023
Reigate Park Primary Academy Pupils Sign for The High Sheriff of Derbyshire’s Cathedral Service
31 Oct 2023
Latest OFSTED is report is Good
15 Feb 2023
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Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Reigate Park Primary Academy, with their latest published grades:
- Rydale Children's Nursery - Day nursery, 0.1 milesOfsted, 21 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Little Owls Nursery - Day nursery, 0.3 milesOfsted, 1 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Umbrella - Pre-school, 0.4 miles
- Thornhill Day Nursery - Tommies Childcare - Day nursery, 1.2 milesOfsted, 19 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Bramble Brook Pre School - Pre-school, 1.2 milesOfsted report card, 10 June 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
Term dates
Reigate Park Primary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Derby's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Reigate Park Primary Academy is in Derby; for families living there:
Apply to Derby for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 11
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- 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: none fatal, 1 serious and 10 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 Derby is 24 (the median across 119 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Reigate Park Primary Academy
Will you get a place at Reigate Park Primary Academy?
For 2026 entry it had 38 first choices for 41 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
406 pupils
420 places
14 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Derby council
Places available
3,564
Applications
2,643
Got 1st preference
94.4%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Derby council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Cluster 3 Primary planning area (Derby) will have 194 spare primary places in 2027/28. In the year groups that are short, it estimates 32 additional places needed.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
64
SEN Support
17
EHC Plans
19.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Reigate Park Primary Academy has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
409
Total Pupils
222
Boys
187
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
23
Teachers
17.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,606
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,647
Per pupil
£2688k
Total funding
£239k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.7%
Overall absence
12.6%
Persistent absence
373
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Reigate Park Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about Reigate Park Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at Reigate Park Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at Reigate Park Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 60% reached the expected standard in reading and 60% did so in maths.
What is Reigate Park Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Reigate Park Primary Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2023.
Is it hard to get a place at Reigate Park Primary Academy?
Reigate Park Primary Academy was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Reigate Park Primary Academy?
Classes at Reigate Park Primary Academy average 26.9 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Reigate Park Primary Academy?
Reigate Park Primary Academy has around 409 pupils on roll. 37% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Reigate Park Primary Academy have specialist SEN provision?
Reigate Park Primary Academy has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Reigate Park Primary Academy?
4.7% of sessions were missed at Reigate Park Primary Academy in 2024/25. 12.6% of pupils were persistently absent.
How many road collisions happen near Reigate Park Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 10 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 Derby is 24 (the median across 119 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Reigate Park Primary Academy?
Reigate Park Primary Academy is at Reigate Drive, Mackworth Estate, Derby, DE22 4EQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)