Borrow Wood Primary School

Primary · Derby · DE21 7QW · URN 146847

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-04-25Cohort 276

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 53

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 62 schools in Derby

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
75%
Derby 55.7%England 61%
19.3 percentage points above the area average of 55.7
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
13%
Derby 6.3%England 8%
6.7 percentage points above the area average of 6.3
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
107
Derby 104.15England 105
2.8 above the area average of 104.2
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
106
Derby 103.5England 105
2.5 above the area average of 103.5
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
107
Derby 104.43England 105
2.6 above the area average of 104.4
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
34%
Derby 25.6%England 32%
8.4 percentage points above the area average of 25.6
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
89%
Derby 69.6%
19.4 percentage points above the area average of 69.6
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
79%
Derby 66.5%
12.5 percentage points above the area average of 66.5
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
85%
Derby 67.3%
17.7 percentage points above the area average of 67.3
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
53
Derby 57
4.1 below the area average of 57.1
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Derby	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	75% Derby 55.7%England 61%	19.3 percentage points above the area average of 55.7	14 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	13% Derby 6.3%England 8%	6.7 percentage points above the area average of 6.3	5 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	107 Derby 104.15England 105	2.8 above the area average of 104.2	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	106 Derby 103.5England 105	2.5 above the area average of 103.5	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	107 Derby 104.43England 105	2.6 above the area average of 104.4	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	34% Derby 25.6%England 32%	8.4 percentage points above the area average of 25.6	2 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	89% Derby 69.6%	19.4 percentage points above the area average of 69.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	79% Derby 66.5%	12.5 percentage points above the area average of 66.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	85% Derby 67.3%	17.7 percentage points above the area average of 67.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	53 Derby 57	4.1 below the area average of 57.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Derby · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.3 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 10.9% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 31% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 14.1% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 10.3pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 34% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 13% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 19.3pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 75% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 82.9% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Borrow Wood Primary School Good at its inspection on 25/04/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Borrow Wood Primary School is a primary school in Derby, postcode DE21 7QW (URN 146847).
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