Becket Primary School
Monk Street, Derby, DE22 3QB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ashley Guest
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Derby North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 262
- Pupils on roll
- 246
- URN
- 112717
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332347595
About this school
Becket Primary School is a community primary school in Derby. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 246 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Becket Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 47% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 63% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 57% | 52% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 60% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 98.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Becket Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derby average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33% | 53.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 245 |
| 2023/24 | 250 |
| 2024/25 | 241 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Becket Primary School compares
Becket Primary School ranked 54th of 60 primary schools in Derby for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 6.3% | 63.4% | 246 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 59% | 4.2% | 20.2% | 375 | 0.3 miles |
| Firs Primary School | 30% | 4.2% | 66% | 469 | 0.4 miles |
| Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant School | — | 9.8% | 65.8% | 141 | 0.5 miles |
| Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery | 61% | 5.6% | 44.1% | 236 | 0.6 miles |
| St James' Church of England Aided Infant School | — | 5.5% | 34.4% | 129 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 63.41%
- English as an additional language
- 61.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.28%
- Persistent absence
- 17.55%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Firs Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Derby
-
St James' Church of England Aided Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Becket Primary School ranks 76th of the 86 ranked primary schools in Derby.
- Akaal Primary School Primary
- Allenton Primary School Primary
- Alvaston Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Alvaston Junior Academy Primary
- Arboretum Primary School Primary
- Ash Croft Primary Academy Primary
- Ashbrook Infant School Primary
- Ashbrook Junior School Primary
- Ashgate Primary School Primary
- Ashwood Spencer Academy Primary
- Asterdale Primary School Primary
- Aston-on-Trent Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Becket Primary School teach?
- Becket Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Becket Primary School?
- The headteacher of Becket Primary School is Mrs Ashley Guest, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Becket Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Becket Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Becket Primary School?
- Becket Primary School has 246 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Becket Primary School full?
- Becket Primary School has capacity for 262 pupils and 246 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Becket Primary School a faith school?
- No. Becket Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Becket Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Becket Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Becket Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Becket Primary School compare with other schools in Derby?
- Becket Primary School ranked 54th of 60 primary schools in Derby for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Becket Primary School's absence rate?
- Becket Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Becket Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Becket Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.