Cottons Farm Primary Academy
Sheridan Street, Sinfin, Derby, DE24 9HG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE HARMONY TRUST LTD
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Kirsty Patmore
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Harmony Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Derby South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 152
- Pupils on roll
- 133
- URN
- 145982
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332771370
About this school
Cottons Farm Primary Academy is a primary academy in Derby. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 133 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
- Early years
- 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 | 8 | 18 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 33% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 61% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 38% | 44% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 38% | 50% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 97.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -6.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.50 | - | - |
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 Cottons Farm Primary Academy 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 | 38% | 53.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 114 |
| 2023/24 | 129 |
| 2024/25 | 119 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cottons Farm Primary Academy compares
Cottons Farm Primary Academy ranked 50th of 60 primary schools in Derby for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 6.1% | 63.7% | 133 | — |
| Redwood Primary School | 77% | 5.2% | 47.4% | 628 | 0.4 miles |
| Grampian Primary Academy | 60% | 6.2% | 61% | 231 | 0.6 miles |
| Akaal Primary School | 69% | 6.2% | 34.3% | 213 | 0.8 miles |
| Ash Croft Primary Academy | 41% | 6.2% | 48.7% | 208 | 0.9 miles |
| Stenson Fields Primary Community School | 33% | 5.5% | 23.3% | 328 | 1.0 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 63.72%
- English as an additional language
- 63%
- Overall absence
- 6.06%
- Persistent absence
- 18.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Redwood Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Grampian Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Akaal Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Ash Croft Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Stenson Fields Primary Community School1.0 miles
Primary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Cottons Farm Primary Academy ranks 72nd 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 Cottons Farm Primary Academy teach?
- Cottons Farm Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Derby.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Cottons Farm Primary Academy?
- The executive headteacher of Cottons Farm Primary Academy is Mrs Kirsty Patmore, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cottons Farm Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cottons Farm Primary Academy, 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 Cottons Farm Primary Academy?
- Cottons Farm Primary Academy has 133 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Cottons Farm Primary Academy full?
- Cottons Farm Primary Academy has capacity for 152 pupils and 133 on roll (88%), 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 Cottons Farm Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Cottons Farm Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Cottons Farm Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cottons Farm Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Cottons Farm Primary Academy?
- Cottons Farm Primary Academy is part of THE HARMONY TRUST LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Cottons Farm Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Cottons Farm Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Cottons Farm Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cottons Farm Primary Academy rank locally?
- Cottons Farm Primary Academy ranked 50th of 60 primary schools in Derby for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cottons Farm Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Cottons Farm Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cottons Farm Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cottons Farm Primary Academy'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 10 July 2026.