Village Primary Academy

State-Funded School

village-primary-academy-derby-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyLocal Authority

Derby SouthConstituency

DE23 8DFPostcode

3.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Village Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Derby, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 700 pupils. Village Primary Academy is part of THE HARMONY TRUST LTD.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 60%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

21%

Asian

46%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

17%

Unclassified

Pupils

700

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

56%

England average

27%

First language not English

74%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 700
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: THE HARMONY TRUST LTD

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 12 October 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
10 Jan 2018	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.