Arboretum Primary School

Arboretum Primary School at a glance

Located in Derby, Arboretum Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 624 pupils aged 2 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 29% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 12.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Arboretum Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 73 Reception places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 0.60 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 6.4%. There are about 21.7 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 63% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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.