Silverhill Primary School
Draycott Drive, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0QE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Kiran Savage
- Constituency
- Derby North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 418
- URN
- 112765
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332511138
About this school
Silverhill Primary School is a community primary school in Derby. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 418 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 60 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 65% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 8% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 78% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 75% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 80% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Silverhill 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 | 79% | 53.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 421 |
| 2023/24 | 422 |
| 2024/25 | 423 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Silverhill Primary School compares
Silverhill Primary School ranked 11th of 60 primary schools in Derby for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 2.9% | 5% | 418 | — |
| Mickleover Primary School | 75% | 3.9% | 13.6% | 409 | 0.3 miles |
| Ravensdale Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.4% | 27.4% | 267 | 0.6 miles |
| Ravensdale Junior School | 67% | 5.2% | 36.8% | 352 | 0.7 miles |
| Hackwood Primary Academy | 77% | 4.3% | 30.2% | 234 | 0.8 miles |
| Brookfield Primary School | 65% | 4.1% | 19.7% | 238 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report11 December 2024
- 15 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 4.96%
- English as an additional language
- 5.9%
- Overall absence
- 2.91%
- Persistent absence
- 3.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mickleover Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Ravensdale Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Ravensdale Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Hackwood Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Brookfield Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Silverhill Primary School ranks 19th 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 year groups does Silverhill Primary School teach?
- Silverhill Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Silverhill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Silverhill Primary School is Mr Kiran Savage, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Silverhill Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Silverhill 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 big is Silverhill Primary School?
- Silverhill Primary School has 418 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Silverhill Primary School full?
- Silverhill Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 418 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Silverhill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Silverhill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Silverhill Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Silverhill Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Silverhill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Silverhill Primary School rank locally?
- Silverhill Primary School ranked 11th of 60 primary schools in Derby for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Silverhill Primary School's absence rate?
- Silverhill Primary School's overall absence rate is 2.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Silverhill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Silverhill 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.