Chaddesden Park Primary School

About Chaddesden Park Primary School

Chaddesden Park Primary School received a Requires Improvement rating from Ofsted in its most recent graded inspection in March 2024, a downgrade from the Good rating it had held since its previous inspection in 2015. The most telling academic metric comes from the school's Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year, where just 49% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure sits noticeably below the Derby local authority average of 55%, placing the school 40th out of 58 primary schools in the area. On individual subjects, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in maths and 62% in reading, while 60% did so in writing. Only 6% of pupils achieved the higher standard in maths, and none did so in writing or across all three subjects combined.

The Ofsted report itself paints a mixed picture. While the overall effectiveness and leadership and management were judged as Requires Improvement, several areas held onto a Good rating: early years provision, personal development, and behaviour and attitudes. The school's average Key Stage 2 scores of 101 in maths and 102 in reading are close to the national benchmark of 100, suggesting that while many pupils are meeting basic expectations, fewer are exceeding them. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom 20% of primary schools on the combined expected standard metric, and in the bottom 22% within the East Midlands region. For parents focused on academic outcomes, the data suggests a school that is working to regain its previous Good rating but currently sits below both local and national averages.

The school is significantly undersubscribed relative to its capacity of 420, with just 226 pupils on roll, yet it was oversubscribed for 2025/26 Reception places, receiving 49 applications for 19 places and making offers to all 19 first-preference families. Facilities are a strong point, including a library, forest school, sensory room, music rooms, and a chapel. The school offers a wide range of sports and clubs, from coding and chess to eco club and book club. SEND provision is comprehensive, covering moderate and severe learning difficulties, speech and language needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and social and emotional mental health support. This is a school that may suit families who value its broad facilities and inclusive SEND offer, but who are comfortable with a school that is still working to improve its academic outcomes.

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