Redhill Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Derbyshire·DE72 3SF
Composite score
97.7
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National rank
#4
In East Midlands
#1
In Derbyshire
Top 0.2%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
100%
% achieving higher RWM
28%
Reading average scaled score
112.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
67%
45 first choices, 30 places
First choices per place
1.50
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
79
any preference, for 30 places
Applications from another council area
13%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.37
00.511.52
1 per place
1.4020221.2720231.2020241.1320251.502026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Derbyshire does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Redhill Primary School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
5–11
Pupils on roll
217
Gender
Mixed

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
7.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
0.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.7%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
4.7%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
27.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,995
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Redhill Primary School

Redhill Primary School is a primary school in Derbyshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 217 pupils aged 5 to 11 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted. 100% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 1% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 112 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 28% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Redhill Primary School is oversubscribed: about 7 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 45 first choices for 30 places. Overall pupil absence was 3.5%. There are about 27.1 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 7% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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