Oak Grange Primary School
Stubble Road, Alvaston, Derby, DE24 0BL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- EAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Coleman
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- East Midlands Education Trust
- Constituency
- Derby South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 354
- Pupils on roll
- 116
- URN
- 149747
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332978681
About this school
Oak Grange Primary School is a primary academy in Derby. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 116 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Oak Grange 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 |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 30 |
| 2024/25 | 73 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oak Grange Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.9% | 15.2% | 116 | — |
| Oakwood Junior School | 60% | 6.8% | 51% | 340 | 0.5 miles |
| Oakwood Infant and Nursery School | — | 8% | 32.9% | 296 | 0.5 miles |
| Clover Leys Spencer Academy | — | 5.4% | 23.5% | 135 | 0.6 miles |
| Wyndham Spencer Academy | 63% | 5.8% | 32.8% | 452 | 0.7 miles |
| Landau Forte Academy Moorhead | 53% | 5.3% | 64.4% | 206 | 0.8 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)
- 15.22%
- English as an additional language
- 16.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.86%
- Persistent absence
- 35.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakwood Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Derby
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Oakwood Infant and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Derby
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Clover Leys Spencer Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Derby
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Wyndham Spencer Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Derby
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Landau Forte Academy Moorhead0.8 miles
Primary · Derby
Other 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 Oak Grange Primary School teach?
- Oak Grange Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Oak Grange Primary School?
- The headteacher of Oak Grange Primary School is Mrs Sarah Coleman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oak Grange Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oak Grange 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 Oak Grange Primary School?
- Oak Grange Primary School has 116 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Oak Grange Primary School full?
- Oak Grange Primary School has capacity for 354 pupils and 116 on roll (33%), 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 Oak Grange Primary School a faith school?
- No. Oak Grange Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Oak Grange Primary School a selective school?
- No. Oak Grange Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Oak Grange Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oak Grange Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Oak Grange Primary School?
- Oak Grange Primary School is part of EAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Oak Grange Primary School's absence rate?
- Oak Grange Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census.
- Does Oak Grange Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Oak Grange Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 13 August 2026.