Draycott Community Primary School
Hopwell Road, Draycott, Derby, DE72 3NH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Claire Evans
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Embark Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Erewash
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 257
- Pupils on roll
- 105
- URN
- 150695
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332872261
About this school
Draycott Community Primary School is a primary academy in Derby. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 105 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Draycott Community Primary School (URN 112538).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 |
How Draycott Community Primary School compares
Draycott Community Primary School ranked 57th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 5.4% | 30.1% | 105 | — |
| Firfield Primary School | 60% | 3.6% | 16.8% | 413 | 1.2 miles |
| Ashbrook Infant School | — | 4% | 20.7% | 122 | 1.7 miles |
| Ashbrook Junior School | 60% | 4.3% | 33.5% | 168 | 1.7 miles |
| Risley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary School | 64% | 6.3% | 18.4% | 75 | 1.9 miles |
| Shardlow Primary School | 86% | 3.8% | 14.7% | 89 | 1.9 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)
- 30.11%
- English as an additional language
- 8.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.42%
- Persistent absence
- 9.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Firfield Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Ashbrook Infant School1.7 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Ashbrook Junior School1.7 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Risley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Shardlow Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Draycott Community Primary School ranks 18th 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 Draycott Community Primary School teach?
- Draycott Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Draycott Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Draycott Community Primary School is Miss Claire Evans, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Draycott Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Draycott Community 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 Draycott Community Primary School?
- Draycott Community Primary School has 105 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Draycott Community Primary School full?
- Draycott Community Primary School has capacity for 257 pupils and 105 on roll (41%), 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 Draycott Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Draycott Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Draycott Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Draycott Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Draycott Community Primary School?
- Draycott Community Primary School is part of EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Draycott Community Primary School rank locally?
- Draycott Community Primary School ranked 57th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Draycott Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Draycott Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census.
- What are Draycott Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Draycott Community 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 10 July 2026.