Wren Park Primary School, Derby

Ofsted's report card from its 6 May 2026 inspection grades Wren Park Primary School on 7 areas: 5 expected standard and 2 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "As reflected in the outcomes of national assessments, pupils achieve well."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The school's curriculum makes it clear, across all subjects, what children will learn at each stage of their education."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children get off to a positive start in the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "The school's recently formed inclusion team keeps a close eye on every pupil."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Pupils benefit from a broad and well-planned personal development offer."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) miss too much school."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "Overall, leaders are aware of what is working well at the school and what needs to improve."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue their work to improve the attendance of disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities so that it is closer to that found nationally"; "The school should ensure that its behaviour policy makes clear how teachers will identify, address and record incidents of low‑level poor behaviour"; "Leaders should ensure that the pupil premium strategy makes clear how the actions it takes will be evaluated"; "Leaders should ensure that their plans for improvement make clear the actions that will be taken, by whom and when. They should also set out how success will be measured"; "The school should ensure that teachers consistently check how well pupils are getting on in lessons so that misconceptions are identified and addressed with increased consistency"; "The school should ensure that it continues to develop its work with parents and carers and respond to feedback so that a greater proportion view the school in a more positive light".

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, basketball, badminton, multi-sports, dance, ukulele, guitar, Lego, cooking and maths club.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £6.00 per day.

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Wren Park Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 70% in Derby and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 91% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 47 families put Wren Park Primary School as their first choice and 99 named it as one of their preferences, for 51 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 Wren Park Primary School are Wren Park Primary School (under 0.1 miles); St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School (0.6 miles, 58% reading, 61% maths); Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy (0.7 miles, Good); and Ravensdale Junior School (0.8 miles, Good, 73% reading, 78% maths).

Wren Park Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.

86 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Wren Park Primary School (as of September 2026): 72% would recommend the school, 84% say their child is happy there and 42% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (85%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (42%).

10.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Peartree Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kings Drive (w-bound), 190 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wren Park Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Wren Park Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 1.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Wren Park Primary School are Littleover Community School (0.7 miles), Murray Park Community School (0.8 miles), Derby Moor Spencer Academy (0.9 miles) and The Bemrose School (0.9 miles).