Kegworth Primary School
High Street, Kegworth, Derby, DE74 2DA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jane Panter
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 240
- URN
- 119932
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01509672382
About this school
Kegworth Primary School is a community primary school in Derby. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 240 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kegworth 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
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 | 35 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 49% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 63% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 77% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 77% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Kegworth 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 | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 225 |
| 2023/24 | 225 |
| 2024/25 | 228 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kegworth Primary School compares
Kegworth Primary School ranked 61st of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 3.6% | 12.7% | 240 | — |
| Sutton Bonington Primary School | 75% | 3.7% | 11.8% | 160 | 1.9 miles |
| Hemington Primary School | 50% | 6.9% | 21.4% | 47 | 2.0 miles |
| Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre | 80% | 2.5% | 7.5% | 111 | 2.1 miles |
| Diseworth Church of England Primary School | 17% | 7.2% | 13.5% | 21 | 2.3 miles |
| St Edward's Church of England Primary School | 70% | 3.7% | 16.7% | 166 | 2.4 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.72%
- English as an additional language
- 9.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.61%
- Persistent absence
- 6.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sutton Bonington Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Hemington Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre2.1 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Diseworth Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Derby
-
St Edward's Church of England Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Kegworth Primary School ranks 22nd 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 Kegworth Primary School teach?
- Kegworth Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Kegworth Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kegworth Primary School is Mrs Jane Panter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kegworth Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kegworth 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 Kegworth Primary School?
- Kegworth Primary School has 240 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Kegworth Primary School full?
- Kegworth Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 240 on roll (76%), 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 Kegworth Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kegworth Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kegworth Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Kegworth Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Kegworth Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kegworth Primary School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Kegworth Primary School ranked 61st of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kegworth Primary School's absence rate?
- Kegworth Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kegworth Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kegworth 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 30 June 2026.