Chaddesden Park Primary School
Carson Road, Chaddesden, Derby, DE21 6JW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEARNERS' TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helina Kirkup
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Learners' Trust
- Constituency
- Derby North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- URN
- 145592
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332662115
About this school
Chaddesden Park Primary School is a primary academy in Derby. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 207 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 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
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong 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 | 44 | 47 | 36 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 49% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 62% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 64% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 62% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
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 Chaddesden Park 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 | 48% | 53.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 298 |
| 2023/24 | 262 |
| 2024/25 | 226 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chaddesden Park Primary School compares
Chaddesden Park Primary School ranked 41st of 60 primary schools in Derby 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 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 3.6% | 39.1% | 207 | — |
| Cavendish Close Junior Academy | 66% | 3.7% | 35% | 288 | 0.4 miles |
| Cherry Tree Hill Primary School | 64% | 5.7% | 40.4% | 605 | 0.4 miles |
| Cavendish Close Infant School | — | 6% | 33.6% | 287 | 0.5 miles |
| St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 54% | 5.8% | 16.3% | 321 | 0.6 miles |
| Springfield Primary School | 72% | 4.2% | 35% | 324 | 0.7 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)
- 39.11%
- English as an additional language
- 8.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.61%
- Persistent absence
- 6.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cavendish Close Junior Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Cherry Tree Hill Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Derby
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Cavendish Close Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Derby
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St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Springfield Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Chaddesden Park Primary School ranks 61st 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 Chaddesden Park Primary School teach?
- Chaddesden Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Chaddesden Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Chaddesden Park Primary School is Mrs Helina Kirkup, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chaddesden Park Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chaddesden Park 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 Chaddesden Park Primary School?
- Chaddesden Park Primary School has 207 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Chaddesden Park Primary School full?
- Chaddesden Park Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 207 on roll (49%), 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 Chaddesden Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chaddesden Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chaddesden Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chaddesden Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Chaddesden Park Primary School?
- Chaddesden Park Primary School is part of LEARNERS' TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chaddesden Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 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 Chaddesden Park Primary School rank locally?
- Chaddesden Park Primary School ranked 41st of 60 primary schools in Derby 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 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 Chaddesden Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Chaddesden Park 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 Chaddesden Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chaddesden Park 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 15 July 2026.