Hemington Primary School
Main Street, Hemington, Derby, DE74 2RB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Andrea Reay/ Lucy Timbrell
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 47
- URN
- 119934
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332810447
About this school
Hemington Primary School is a community primary school in Derby. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 47 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
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
- 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 | 4 | 10 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 70% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | - | 70% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 80% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | 60% | 38% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | 105.0 | 104.0 |
Trends over time
How Hemington 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 | — | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57 |
| 2023/24 | 61 |
| 2024/25 | 56 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hemington Primary School compares
Hemington Primary School ranked 175th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 6.9% | 21.4% | 47 | — |
| St Edward's Church of England Primary School | 70% | 3.7% | 16.7% | 166 | 0.8 miles |
| Orchard Community Primary School | 82% | 4.3% | 10.2% | 303 | 0.8 miles |
| Foxbridge Primary School | — | 5.2% | 12.5% | 101 | 1.5 miles |
| Shardlow Primary School | 86% | 3.8% | 14.7% | 89 | 2.0 miles |
| Kegworth Primary School | 71% | 3.6% | 12.7% | 240 | 2.0 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)
- 21.43%
- English as an additional language
- 8.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.93%
- Persistent absence
- 12.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Edward's Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Orchard Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Foxbridge Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Castle Donington
-
Shardlow Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Kegworth Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Hemington Primary School ranks 62nd 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 Hemington Primary School teach?
- Hemington Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Hemington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hemington Primary School is Mrs Andrea Reay/ Lucy Timbrell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hemington Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hemington 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 Hemington Primary School?
- Hemington Primary School has 47 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hemington Primary School full?
- Hemington Primary School has capacity for 84 pupils and 47 on roll (56%), 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 Hemington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hemington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hemington Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hemington Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Hemington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2023/24 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hemington Primary School rank locally?
- Hemington Primary School ranked 175th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hemington Primary School's absence rate?
- Hemington Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hemington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hemington 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.