School profile

Wren Park Primary School

Primary · Community school · Derby, DE3 9AY

Requires improvement

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Requires improvement
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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#5,069 of 15,057

Better than 66% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Wren Park Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 6 May 2026

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Early years
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 11
Pupils353
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Gill Pettit
Local authorityDerby
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 112758.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolDerbyEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths70%, better than England, better than Derby57%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.13%, better than England, better than Derby6%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.106, similar to England, better than Derby104106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.105, similar to England, better than Derby103105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.107, better than England, better than Derby104105
Expected standard in reading81%, better than England, better than Derby70%76%
Expected standard in writing78%, better than England, better than Derby67%73%
Expected standard in maths78%, similar to England, better than Derby69%75%
Pupils taking tests54--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils353
Girls188
Boys165
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.10.2%
First language not English24.1%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.378
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.6.6%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.47
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.17
Average class size25.2

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
31.7%
Pakistani
24.4%
Indian
17%
Other Asian
5.7%
African
4.5%
White and Asian
2.8%
Other ethnic group
2.3%
White and Black Caribbean
2%
Other mixed
2%
Bangladeshi
1.4%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher19.2
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.12
Teachers (FTE)18.37
Teaching assistants (FTE)10.99
Support staff (FTE)19.41
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2516.6
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2516
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250.6

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.51
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.99
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.47
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.47
Applications from another local authority (Reception)2

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolDerbyEngland
Overall absence5.7%, worse than England, similar to Derby5.6%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.10.7%, better than England, better than Derby15.7%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.1.9%, worse than England, worse than Derby1.2%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate1.9%
Pupils with one or more suspensions1.1%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Wren Park Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.4 miNot applicableDerby High SchoolOther independent school
Unrated
0.6 miPrimarySt Peter's Church of England Aided Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.7 miPrimaryCarlyle Infant and Nursery AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miSecondaryLittleover Community SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryRavensdale Junior SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miSecondaryMurray Park Community SchoolFoundation school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryRavensdale Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.9 miSecondaryDerby Moor Spencer AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miAll-throughThe Bemrose SchoolFoundation school
Good
1.0 miNot applicableDerby Grammar SchoolOther independent school
Unrated

Frequently asked questions about Wren Park Primary School

What is Wren Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Wren Park Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 6 May 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Wren Park Primary School rank in England?

Wren Park Primary School ranks 5,069 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (better than 66% of schools).

What are Wren Park Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 70% of pupils at Wren Park Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Wren Park Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Wren Park Primary School made 51 offers from 99 applications (1.9 per offer), and 47 of 47 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Wren Park Primary School?

Wren Park Primary School has 353 pupils aged 4 to 11.

What is the capacity of Wren Park Primary School?

Wren Park Primary School had 378 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Wren Park Primary School?

At Wren Park Primary School, the average class had 25.2 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 19.2 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Wren Park Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Wren Park Primary School missed 5.7% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 10.7% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.