Draycott Community Primary School

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Derbyshire·DE72 3NH
Composite score
48.8
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National rank
#638
In East Midlands
#121
In Derbyshire
Top 52%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
75%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
14 first choices, 14 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
32
any preference, for 14 places
Applications from another council area
6%

Every child who put Draycott Community Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

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

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
107
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
30.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
8.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,374
Typical primary: £6,960

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About Draycott Community Primary School

Draycott Community Primary School is a primary school in Derbyshire, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 107 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. 75% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 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 Draycott Community Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 14 Reception places. There are about 20.2 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Draycott Community Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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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