Thousands of families across Derbyshire have been waiting for primary school National Offer Day to find out if their children got a place at their chosen infant or primary school in September.
Now the wait is finally over with parents across the county found out schools allocations for their children today (Thursday, April 16).
We have ranked Derbyshire primary school looking at the 2025 Key Stage 2 performance data, based on pupils’ SAT results.
The ranking is based on the average reading and maths results in the 2024/25 school year.
The results were calculated using scaled average scores, which indicate how well pupils performed in their key stage 2 reading and maths tests.
The Department of Education defines the average scaled score as the mean scaled score of all pupils awarded a scaled score. It only includes pupils who took the test and achieved a scaled score.
The ranking below includes Derbyshire primaries with 10 best and 10 worst average maths and reading scores last year.
Schools which had less than 10 pupils at the end of Key Stage 2 are not included in the ranking. This is because schools with fewer than 10 pupils in Y6 are not required to publish their SAT results.
The league table does not include special schools and schools located in Derby.
13. Middleton Community Primary School
Pupils at Middleton Community Primary School also achieved an average score of 109 in reading and maths. 78% of pupils met the expected standard and 28% achieved higher standard in 2025. The primary, which had 21 pupils at the end of key stage 2, was visited by Ofsted in April 2025. Ofsted made the following key judgements following the school inspection: quality of education, Leadership and management and early years provision were rated 'good', while behaviour and attitudes as well as personal development were named 'outstanding'. Photo: Google
14. Barrow Hill Primary Academy
Pupils at Barrow Hill Primary Academy at Station Road in Barrow Hill scored an average of 100 points in maths and reading assessments. This the 10th worst score in Derbyshire. Barrow Hill Primary Academy is among four primaries in the county, which got this score this year. 30% of pupils met the government’s expected standard in reading, writing and maths. None achieved a higher standard this year. The primary had 10 pupils at the end of key stage 2. The school was rated as 'requires improvement' in 2022. A monitoring inspection in February 2024 found that 'leaders have made progress to improve the school, but more work is necessary for the school to become good.' The primary was recently converted to an academy and has not been inspected by Ofsted since. Photo: Google
15. Poolsbrook Primary Academy
Poolsbrook Primary Academy also saw an average score of 100 points in maths and reading assessments in 2025. 33% of pupils met the government’s expected standard in reading, writing and maths, while none achieved a higher standard. The school had 15 key stage 2 pupils on the roll. The primary was visited by Ofsted in November 2023 and was rated as 'good'. Photo: Brian Eyre
16. St George's Church of England Primary School
Pupils at St George's Church of England Primary School in Swadlincote also scored an average of 100 points in maths and reading assessments. 34% of pupils met the government’s expected standard in reading, writing and maths and 3% achieved a higher standard. The school, located at Church Street had 35 pupils at the end of key stage 2 this year and was rated 'good' by Ofsted in December 2022. In May 2025 an inspection found it has taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection. Photo: Google