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Akaal Primary School

URN
150481
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Akaal Primary School
URN
150481
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

59 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

62

Inspection

45

Admissions Value

65

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#44 of 55 schools in Derby

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
12 June 2022
Inspection date
1 March 2022
Inspection type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Requires improvement

    Graded 12 June 2022

  • Quality of education

    Requires improvement

    Graded 12 June 2022

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

25

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

48

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

25

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.92×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Derby
Admissions portal
North Northamptonshire admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

74.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

74.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

77.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

69.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

DE23 8DG - Grange Avenue, Derby, Derbyshire

Contact details

Address
Grange Avenue, Derby, Derbyshire
Postcode
DE23 8DG
Phone
-
Website
-
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Derby
Local authority code
831

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 298 schools in Derby.

Authority statistics

Total schools

298

Open schools

117

Closed schools

178

Primary schools

158

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 12 June 2022

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 12 June 2022

  • Leadership and management

    Requires improvement

    Graded 12 June 2022

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 12 June 2022

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    This inspection was recorded under URN 142109 (Akaal Primary School).

    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    12 June 20221 March 2022Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1Requires improvementView report for inspection published 12 June 2022
    • Requires improvement

      Published
      12 June 2022
      Inspected
      1 March 2022
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    52.1%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 24

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    71

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary158 (54.7%)
    • Secondary71 (24.6%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other60 (20.8%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Normanton Junior School21 mPrimaryClosed
    Akaal Primary School35 mPrimaryClosed
    Sunnyhill Infant School172 mPrimaryClosed
    Normanton Village Infant School365 mPrimaryClosed
    Normanton House School468 mNot applicableOpen
    Village Primary Academy474 mPrimaryOpen
    The Village Community School474 mSecondaryClosed
    Village Primary School474 mPrimaryClosed
    Ridgeway Infant School964 mPrimaryOpen
    Gayton Junior School967 mPrimaryOpen
    • Normanton Junior School
      Distance
      21 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Akaal Primary School
      Distance
      35 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Sunnyhill Infant School
      Distance
      172 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Normanton Village Infant School
      Distance
      365 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Derby)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Akaal Primary SchoolPrimaryDE23 8DGClosed
    Allenpark Infant SchoolPrimaryDE24 9DEClosed
    Allenton Community Primary SchoolPrimaryDE24 9BBClosed
    Allenton Primary SchoolPrimaryDE24 9BBOpen
    Alvaston Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimaryDE24 0PUOpen
    • Akaal Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DE23 8DG
      Status
      Closed
    • Allenpark Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DE24 9DE
      Status
      Closed
    • Allenton Community Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DE24 9BB
      Status
      Closed
    • Allenton Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DE24 9BB
      Status
      Open
    • Alvaston Infant and Nursery School
    Normanton House School
    Distance
    468 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Village Primary Academy
    Distance
    474 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • The Village Community School
    Distance
    474 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Village Primary School
    Distance
    474 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Ridgeway Infant School
    Distance
    964 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Gayton Junior School
    Distance
    967 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    DE24 0PU
    Status
    Open