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Oak Grange Primary School

Primary · Free schools · Derby, DE24 0BL

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Oak Grange Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 19 May 2026

Area360 rating
Good
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeFree schools
Ages3 to 11
Pupils116
GenderMixed
Admissions policyNon-selective
Head teacherMrs Sarah Coleman
TrustEAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION TRUST
Local authorityDerby
Opened01 Sept 2023
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 149747.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils116
Girls46
Boys70
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.13.8%
First language not English15.5%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.315
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.79
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.74.9%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.18
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.4
Average class size21

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
70.7%
White and Black Caribbean
4.3%
White and Black African
4.3%
White and Asian
4.3%
Other mixed
4.3%
Pakistani
4.3%
Indian
2.6%
Other White
1.7%
African
1.7%
Other Asian
0.9%

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 teacher16.1
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.7.7
Teachers (FTE)6.4
Teaching assistants (FTE)6.97
Support staff (FTE)10.43
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/253
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/252
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251

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.45
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.74
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.41
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.39
Applications from another local authority (Reception)28

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 absence4.4%, better than England, better than Derby5.6%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.11.1%, better than England, better than Derby15.7%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better 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 rate2.7%
Pupils with one or more suspensions1.4%
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 Oak Grange Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.4 miSecondaryNoel-Baker AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.5 miPrimaryOakwood Junior SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.5 miPrimaryOakwood Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryClover Leys Spencer AcademyFree schools
Good
0.7 miPrimaryWyndham Spencer AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Outstanding
0.8 miPrimaryLandau Forte Academy MoorheadAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.8 miSecondaryAlvaston Moor AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.8 miPrimaryAlvaston Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryAlvaston Junior AcademyAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.9 miPrimaryChellaston Infant SchoolAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Oak Grange Primary School

What is Oak Grange Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Oak Grange Primary School is rated Good, last inspected on 19 May 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How hard is it to get into Oak Grange Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Oak Grange Primary School made 45 offers from 74 applications (1.6 per offer), and 39 of 41 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Oak Grange Primary School?

Oak Grange Primary School has 116 pupils aged 3 to 11.

What is the capacity of Oak Grange Primary School?

Oak Grange Primary School had 315 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Oak Grange Primary School?

At Oak Grange Primary School, the average class had 21 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 16.1 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Oak Grange Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Oak Grange Primary School missed 4.4% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 11.1% 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.