Borrow Wood Primary School

State-Funded School

borrow-wood-primary-school-derby-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyLocal Authority

Mid DerbyshireConstituency

DE21 7QWPostcode

2.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Borrow Wood Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Derby, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 276 pupils. Borrow Wood Primary School is part of ODYSSEY COLLABORATIVE TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 54%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

82%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

276

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 276
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: ODYSSEY COLLABORATIVE TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
14 Jun 2023	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
27 Mar 2017	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.