Portway Infant School
Woodlands Road, Allestree, Derby, DE22 2HE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa McSherry
- Constituency
- Mid Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 168
- URN
- 112740
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332550702
About this school
Portway Infant School is a community primary school in Derby. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 168 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Portway Infant 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Portway Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 190 |
| 2023/24 | 166 |
| 2024/25 | 173 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Portway Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.6% | 14.5% | 168 | — |
| Portway Junior School | 56% | 3.6% | 19.4% | 297 | 0.0 miles |
| Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary School | 68% | 3.4% | 5.1% | 449 | 0.8 miles |
| Lawn Primary School | 84% | 3.4% | 10.1% | 434 | 0.8 miles |
| The Curzon CofE Primary School | 36% | 7.4% | 17% | 145 | 0.9 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 67% | 4% | 25.3% | 394 | 1.1 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)
- 14.45%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.57%
- Persistent absence
- 8.33%
Location
Nearby schools
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Portway Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Derby
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Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Derby
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Lawn Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Derby
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The Curzon CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Derby
-
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Derby
Other 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 Portway Infant School teach?
- Portway Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Portway Infant School?
- The headteacher of Portway Infant School is Mrs Lisa McSherry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Portway Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Portway Infant 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 Portway Infant School?
- Portway Infant School has 168 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Portway Infant School full?
- Portway Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 168 on roll (93%), 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 Portway Infant School a faith school?
- No. Portway Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Portway Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Portway Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Portway Infant School's absence rate?
- Portway Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Portway Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Portway Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.