Repton Primary School
Springfield Road, Repton, Derby, DE65 6GN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Steve Tague
- Constituency
- South Derbyshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 230
- Pupils on roll
- 231
- URN
- 112976
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01283703732
About this school
Repton Primary School is a community primary school in Derby. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 231 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Repton 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 33 | 31 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 45% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 77% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 74% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 71% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Repton 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 | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 222 |
| 2024/25 | 225 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Repton Primary School compares
Repton Primary School ranked 64th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 3.7% | 16.4% | 231 | — |
| Willington Primary School | 81% | 3.9% | 16.1% | 207 | 1.2 miles |
| Findern Primary School | 76% | 3.3% | 8.7% | 207 | 1.7 miles |
| Newton Solney CofE (Aided) Infant School | — | 3.9% | 7.7% | 34 | 2.0 miles |
| Egginton Primary School | — | 4.8% | 27.4% | 58 | 2.7 miles |
| Sale and Davys Church of England Primary School | 55% | 3.4% | 16% | 107 | 2.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.44%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.7%
- Persistent absence
- 7.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Willington Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Findern Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Newton Solney CofE (Aided) Infant School2.0 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
-
Egginton Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Sale and Davys Church of England Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Repton Primary School ranks 20th 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 Repton Primary School teach?
- Repton Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Repton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Repton Primary School is Mr Steve Tague, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Repton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Repton 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 Repton Primary School?
- Repton Primary School has 231 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Repton Primary School full?
- Repton Primary School has capacity for 230 pupils and 231 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 Repton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Repton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Repton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Repton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Repton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Repton Primary School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Repton Primary School ranked 64th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Repton Primary School's absence rate?
- Repton Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Repton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Repton 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.