Repton Primary School, Derby
Repton Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Derby. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 5th-highest of the 86 schools in Derby with published results, and 1,036th of 14,452 across England. It was 85% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Derbyshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Repton Primary School in detail
Repton Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "I am delighted to welcome you all to our amazing school. We are very proud of our achievements at school and we are dedicated to doing the best we can for all our children and families."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, Lego and French.
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £6.00 per session.
Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 27 October 2026, an open day on Tuesday 3 November 2026, an open day on Sunday 8 November 2026 and an open day on Monday 9 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Derbyshire
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 92% of Year 6 pupils at Repton Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 92% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 77% in reading and 74% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Repton Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 27 families put Repton Primary School as their first choice and 51 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Repton Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Repton Primary School are Willington Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 92% reading, 88% maths); Findern Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 83% reading, 79% maths); Newton Solney CofE (Aided) Infant School (2 miles, Good); and Egginton Primary School (2.7 miles, Good, 40% reading, 50% maths).
Repton Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.
Willington Primary SchoolFindern Primary SchoolNewton Solney CofE (Aided) Infant SchoolEgginton Primary School
What parents say
123 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Repton Primary School (as of September 2025): 87% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 58% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (58%).
Who goes there
15.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 29 pupils (12.6%) received SEN support and 5 (2.2%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Willington Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (adjacent), 80 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 6 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, burglary and drug offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50).
Suspensions and exclusions
Repton 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; Ofsted Parent View; 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
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from March 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Repton is an exceptionally welcoming school where your child will flourish, especially in the outstanding early years. The school combines ambitious teaching with a strong focus on respect, pride and success, supported by extensive enrichment activities including music lessons, sports clubs, and residential trips. Teachers know your child well and provide strong support for all learners, including those with additional needs.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding early years provision with nurturing, stimulating environment and high-quality talk to develop communication skills
- Strong phonics teaching and positive attitudes to reading fostered from school entry
- Ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum with good teacher subject knowledge and challenging questions
- Extensive enrichment opportunities including music, sports clubs, and residential stays
- Strong personal development provision with many trips, visitors, and leadership roles for pupils
Areas for Improvement
- In some foundation subjects, pupils do not retain key curriculum content securely, limiting their ability to build on prior learning
- Some writing tasks are too demanding for certain pupils, preventing them from mastering basic spelling, handwriting, and sentence construction skills
- Some pupils' knowledge of world faiths is less secure
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with school leaders creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Music lessons and performances, sporting clubs and competitions, residential stays, leadership roles such as class ambassadors and eco council membership
Repton Primary School is a welcoming village school where children get off to an excellent start, particularly in the outstanding early years provision. Pupils achieve well across the school with warm relationships between staff and pupils creating calm, focused learning environments.
At a Glance
15.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
123 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 77% to 92% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 74% to 92% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 55% to 73% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.9
Avg class size
25.7
Infant (KS1)
30.8
KS2
8
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Repton Primary School
Otters Myan experience day
18 Sep 2026
Newsletter 23.7.26
23 Jul 2026
EYFS Change For Life
20 Jul 2026
Fun Festival
20 Jul 2026
Football Match
20 Jul 2026
Repton in Bloom
14 Jul 2026
From Repton Primary School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Social & online
Keep up with Repton Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Repton Primary School.
- Repton's Little Critters Out of School ClubAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Repton Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Derbyshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Wednesday 22 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Thursday 6 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028)
- Summer term: Monday 24 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Repton Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Repton 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
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 4 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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 Repton Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
85%
Available places
220 pupils
260 places
40 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: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(11)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
29
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
14.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
231
Total Pupils
122
Boys
109
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
19.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,430
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,047
Per pupil
£1248k
Total funding
£52k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.7%
Overall absence
7.8%
Persistent absence
205
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Repton Primary School
What are SATs results like at Repton Primary School?
Of the pupils at Repton Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 92% reached the expected standard in reading and 92% did so in maths.
What is Repton Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Repton Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Repton Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Repton 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 Repton Primary School?
Repton Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 85% of its 260 places.
How big are the classes at Repton Primary School?
Classes at Repton Primary School average 28.9 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Repton Primary School?
Repton Primary School has around 231 pupils on roll. 15% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Repton Primary School?
3.7% of sessions were missed at Repton Primary School in 2024/25. 7.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Repton Primary School?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Repton 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.
Does Repton Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Repton's Little Critters Out of School Club (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Repton Primary School's term dates?
Repton Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Derbyshire. In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Wednesday 22 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Thursday 6 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Repton Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Repton Primary School?
Repton Primary School is at Springfield Road, Repton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6GN.
Sources: Derbyshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)