1
Sale and Davys Church of England Primary School
Derby • Derbyshire • DE73 7HA
1
11 Dec 2008
Top 10 Primary schools in South Derbyshire
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of South Derbyshire. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
42
Outstanding
1
Good
33
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 3% · G: 83% · RI: 10% · I: 5%
2
Willington Primary School
Derby • Derbyshire • DE65 6DN
2
10 Sep 2024
3
Clover Leys Spencer Academy
Derby • DE24 5AX
2
3 Jul 2024
4
Hartshorne CofE Primary School
Swadlincote • Derbyshire • DE11 7ES
2
23 Jun 2024
5
Findern Primary School
Derby • Derbyshire • DE65 6AR
2
1 May 2024
6
The Mease Spencer Academy
Hilton • DE65 5LX
2
27 Mar 2024
7
Springfield Junior School
Swadlincote • Derbyshire • DE11 0BU
2
26 Mar 2024
8
Walton On Trent CofE Primary and Nursery School
Swadlincote • Derbyshire • DE12 8NL
2
27 Nov 2023
9
Newton Solney CofE (Aided) Infant School
Burton-on-Trent • Staffordshire • DE15 0SF
2
16 Nov 2023
10
Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy
Chellaston • DE73 6WS
2
16 Nov 2023
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Heath Fields Primary School 2 • Sep 2023
- Coton-in-the-Elms Cof E Primary School 2 • Sep 2023
- Netherseal St Peter's CofE (C) Primary School 2 • Jul 2023
- Belmont Primary School 2 • Jan 2023
- Shardlow Primary School 2 • Nov 2022
- Stenson Fields Primary Community School 2 • Jun 2022
- Melbourne Infant School 2 • Mar 2022
- Pennine Way Junior Academy 2 • Dec 2019
- Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School 2 • Nov 2019
- St Edward's Catholic Academy 2 • Oct 2019