Hundreds of families across Derbyshire are anxiously waiting to find out if their children will be able to go their chosen infant or primary school in September 2026.
With primary school National Offer Day on April 16 quickly approaching, we have put together a ranking of Derbyshire primary schools based on the latest Department of Education data.
The data includes Key Stage 2 performance data, based on pupils’ SAT results in the 2024/25 school year.
We have ranked the schools based on the proportion of students meeting the ‘expected standard’ in the 2024/25 school year.
Pupils meet the expected standard if they achieve a scaled score of 100 or more in their reading and maths Key Stage 2 SATs exams, and their teacher assesses them as 'working at the expected standard' or better in writing.
On average, 59% of pupils met the expected standard across Derbyshire in 2025 and and 62% nationally.
This league table includes these Derbyshire primary schools, which saw at least 80% of their Key Stage 2 pupils meet the expected standard in 2025 and have been rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding by Ofsted.
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools – however inspectors still provide rating for each of key categories inspected including: the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, early years provision as well as leadership and management.
Any schools inspected after November 10, 2025, are inspected according to newly introduced rules – with inspectors instead awarding the schools with ratings across main inspection areas including: Attendance and behaviour, Achievement, Curriculum and teaching, Inclusion, Leadership and governance, as well as Personal development and well-being.
The ranking below includes schools with 10 best and worst expected standard results in 2025.
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 schools located in Derby.
9. Breadsall Church of England VC Primary School
88% of pupils at Breadsall Church of England VC Primary School met the government’s expected standard in reading, writing and maths and 25% achieved a higher standard. This is the eighth best result in Derbyshire. Pupils achieved an average score of 111 in reading and 110 in maths. The school, located at Moor Road, Breadsall, had 16 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2025 and was rated 'good' by Ofsted in December 2022. Photo: Google
10. Pilsley Primary School
Pilsley Primary School on Station Road in Pilsley saw 87% of pupils meet expected standards for reading, writing and maths in 2025, while 13% achieved a higher standard. This is the ninth best result in Derbyshire. Pupils achieved an average score of 109 in reading and 111 in maths. The school had 30 pupils at the end of key stage 2 last year and was rated 'good' by Ofsted in March 2024. Photo: Google
11. All Saints Church of England Junior School
All Saints Church of England Junior School at Hurds Hollow in Matlock Matlock had 86% of pupils meeting expected standards for reading, writing and maths in 2025, while 19% achieved a higher standard. This is the 10th best result in Derbyshire. Pupils achieved an average score of 107 in reading and 108 in maths. The school had 58 pupils at the end of key stage 2 and was rated 'good' by Ofsted in October 2021. Photo: Google
12. Spire Junior School
Spire Junior School, located at Jawbones Hill in Chesterfield, saw 31% of pupils meeting expected standards for reading, writing and maths in 2025, while 6% achieved a higher standard. This is the 10th worst score in Derbyshire. Spire Junior School is among three schools with this result in 2025. Pupils achieved an average score of 101 in reading and 100 in maths. The school had 48 pupils at the end of key stage 2 this year and was rated as 'good' across all the categories during its latest Ofsted inspection in May 2022. Photo: Google