Allenton Primary School
About Allenton Primary School
If you’re weighing up Allenton Primary School, the first thing to know is that local parents are keen to get in. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 54 applications for just 20 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.7. All 20 first-preference families were offered a spot, which suggests that if you put it top of your list, you have a realistic chance. That level of demand is a strong signal from the community, even though the school doesn’t publish a formal parent satisfaction survey. The school is led by headteacher Jacqui Trowsdale and is a state primary for boys and girls aged 5 to 11 in Derby. It’s a non-religious school with no nursery or sixth form, and it currently has 300 pupils on roll against a capacity of 420, so there is some physical room to grow. A notably high 63.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is well above the national average and gives important context to the school’s results.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
19 Apr 2023Latest monitoring visit (19 Apr 2023): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 15 Nov 2017. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
Facilities
9Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
8Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:50 – 15:30
Breakfast club
07:50-08:10
Source: allentonprimaryschool.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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