Derwent Primary School

Type Primary / Foundation school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Unknown
Address Hitchin Road
Henlow
Bedfordshire
SG16 6BA
Phone 01462812047
Reference Number 109457

General Makeup

Number of pupils 300
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48%
Girls: 52%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 10.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.4
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 19.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 36 18 54
2 15 15 30
3 20 25 45
4 15 24 39
5 8 11 19
6 8 6 14

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 80.7%
White, Other 4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3%
Mixed, Other 2.7%
White & Asian 2%
African 1.7%
Asian, Other 1.7%
Caribbean 1.3%
Unclassified 1%
Indian 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-09-19
Date Description Report
2023-07-11 School inspection School inspection
2018-02-06 Short inspection Short inspection
2014-01-23 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-02-08 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-05-07 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2009-11-30 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-06-11 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-10-15 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 75% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 13% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 107 Unlock Unlock
Maths 109 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.4 Unlock Unlock
Writing -1.1 Unlock Unlock
Maths 1.4 Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 26 3
Third Preference 15 0
From another Local Authority 11 10

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Stondon Lower School
Hillside Road, Lower Stondon, Henlow, Bedfordshire, SG16 6LQ
1.19 miles
Raynsford Church of England Academy
Park Lane, Henlow, Bedfordshire, SG16 6AT
1.52 miles
Gothic Mede Academy
High Street, Arlesey, Bedfordshire, SG15 6SL
1.53 miles
Clifton All Saints Academy
Church Street, Clifton, Near Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5ES
1.77 miles
Meppershall Church of England Academy
107 High Street, Meppershall, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5LZ
2.03 miles
Fairfield Park Lower School
Dickens Boulevard, Fairfield Park, Hertfordshire, SG5 4FD
2.33 miles
Robert Bloomfield Academy
Bloomfield Drive, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5BU
2.5 miles
Shefford Lower School
School Lane, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5XA
2.56 miles
Campton Academy
Rectory Road, Campton, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5PF
2.84 miles
Ickleford Primary School
Arlesey Road, Ickleford, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 3TG
2.84 miles
Stonehill School
Western Close, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 4SZ
2.88 miles
Roecroft Lower School
Buttercup Road, Stotfold, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 4PF
2.94 miles
Shillington Lower School
Greenfields, Shillington, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 3NX
3.04 miles
Pirton School
High Street, Pirton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 3PS
3.07 miles
Wilbury Junior School
Bedford Road, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 4DU
3.15 miles
St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold
Rook Tree Lane, Stotfold, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 4DL
3.18 miles
Icknield Infant and Nursery School
Archers Way, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 4UN
3.2 miles
Northfields Infants and Nursery School
Burley, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 4PT
3.29 miles
The Grange Academy
Sparhawke, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 4PY
3.32 miles
Our Lady Catholic Primary School
Old Hale Way, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1XT
3.37 miles
Name Distance
Henlow Church of England Academy
Church Road, Henlow, Bedfordshire, SG16 6AN
1.62 miles
Samuel Whitbread Academy
Shefford Road, Clifton, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5QS
1.97 miles
Etonbury Academy
Stotfold Road, Arlesey, Bedfordshire, SG15 6XS
2.25 miles
Pix Brook Academy
Arlesey Road, Stotfold, SG5 4HB
2.77 miles
Fearnhill School
Icknield Way West, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, SG6 4BA
3.22 miles
The Priory School
Bedford Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 2UR
3.43 miles
The Highfield School
Highfield, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3QA
3.77 miles
St Francis College
Broadway, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3PJ
3.84 miles
Hitchin Boys' School
Grammar School Walk, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1JB
4.23 miles
St Christopher School
Barrington Road, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3JZ
4.24 miles
Hitchin Girls' School
Highbury Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 9RS
4.54 miles
Esland Bedford School
Unit 54, Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, MK45 4HS
4.72 miles
Brandles School
Weston Way, Baldock, Hertfordshire, SG7 6EY
4.82 miles
The Knights Templar School
Park Street, Baldock, Hertfordshire, SG7 6DZ
4.82 miles
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Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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