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Grampian Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Paul Carpenter

corporate_fareANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST

location_onDerby, DE24 9LU

language Visit Website phone 1332765546

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

222

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Expected Standard

60%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Grampian Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Derby, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 60% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Grampian Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Derby, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST. The school has approximately 229 pupils on roll, of whom 61% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #24 of 59 primaries in Derby and #6,273 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 56%

Reading80% LA 70%

Writing73% LA 66%

Maths70% LA 67%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading62% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing59% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths72% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading62% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing59% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths59% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -1.1

-3.6 to 1.1

-0.4

Write

LA -0.4

-2.6 to 1.9

-0.2

Maths

LA -0.8

-2.4 to 2.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 58%England 65%

Reading53% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths70% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.7

Read

LA -0.5

-4.9 to -0.4

1.6

Write

LA -0.2

-0.5 to 3.7

-1.2

Maths

LA -0.4

-3.1 to 0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 59%

Reading77% LA 70%

Writing87% LA 73%

Maths80% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA -0.6

-2.5 to 1.7

4.9

Write

LA 0.1

2.8 to 7

-0.3

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.2 to 1.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 November 2022

Inspection Report

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16 May 2017

Inspection Report

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07 May 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-05-16

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Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-05-07

None Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.3%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.3%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 229 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.3%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	229	3	1.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	222	2	0.9%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	233	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	222	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	226	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	222	1	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	219	2	0.9%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	240	2	0.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	229	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	224	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	240	3	1.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	235	1	0.4%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	224	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	237	1	0.4%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	237	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	229	2	0.9%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	244	3	1.2%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	241	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	235	2	0.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	250	1	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	245	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	235	2	0.9%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	256	3	1.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	248	2	0.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	243	2	0.8%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 29 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils