Redwood Primary School

Redwood Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection in December 2017. Pupils express high levels of happiness and thriving engagement in their learning, particularly in mathematics, which indicates effective teaching practices. The school is noted for its supportive environment, fostering positive relationships among students and promoting values of respect and kindness. Staff are committed to ensuring that all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities, receive tailored support to benefit from the educational opportunities offered.

Strengths

• Pupils are very happy and engaged in their learning.
• Strong performance in mathematics throughout the school.
• Supportive staff who encourage inclusivity and emotional well-being.
• Ambitious curriculum in most subjects, with careful planning.
• Effective phonics teaching in early years, with strategies in place for struggling readers.
• Positive relationships fostered among pupils and staff.
• High parental satisfaction with the school's support for children.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not participate fully in phonics sessions.
• Inconsistent access to a variety of reading texts across classes.
• Curriculum complexity in French leads to pupil disengagement.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Redwood Primary School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at Redwood Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Redwood Primary School had 22.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.0% of pupils at Redwood Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Redwood Primary School received £7,003 and spent £7,019 for each of its 606 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £181,000 (£299 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Redwood Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Redwood Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Redwood Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Redwood Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Redwood Primary School have?

Redwood Primary School has 628 pupils on roll.

What age range does Redwood Primary School cover?

Redwood Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Redwood Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Redwood Primary School?

Redwood Primary School is at Redwood Road, Sinfin, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 9PG.