Findern Primary School

State-Funded School

findern-primary-school-derbyshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyshireLocal Authority

South DerbyshireConstituency

DE65 6ARPostcode

8.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 207 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 84%
Higher standard: 13%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

81%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

207

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

10%

England average

27%

First language not English

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: Least deprived
Total pupils: 207
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
1 May 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
19 May 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.