Kegworth Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address High Street
Kegworth
Derby
Leicestershire
DE74 2DA
Phone 01509672382
Reference Number 119932

Kegworth Primary School is demonstrating strong overall performance with a commitment to continuous improvement. Leaders have established a positive culture of safeguarding and have effectively focused on improving attendance, which remains above the national average. The curriculum is well-sequenced, enabling most pupils to learn effectively, and there is a strong emphasis on including all pupils, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. However, there are areas for development, especially in ensuring consistent high-quality teaching across all classes.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 228
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50%
Girls: 50%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 12.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 16.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 15
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 15 20 35
2 24 13 37
3 16 15 31
4 22 16 38
5 11 15 26
6 12 17 29

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 83.8%
White, Other 3.9%
African 3.5%
Indian 1.8%
Asian, Other 1.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.3%
White & Asian 1.3%
Mixed, Other 1.3%
White & Black (African) 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Expected standard
 >  Leadership & Governance Expected standard
 >  Personal Development & Wellbeing Expected standard
 >  Achievement Expected standard
 >  Attendance & Behaviour Expected standard
 >  Curriculum & Teaching Expected standard
 >  Inclusion Expected standard
 >  Early Years Expected standard
Last Report Date 17 Mar 2026
Date Report
17 Mar 2026 School inspection
11 Jan 2022 School inspection
12 Oct 2016 Short inspection
15 Nov 2011 Full inspection
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
15 Nov 2006 Full inspection
10 Sep 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Leaders have established an open culture of safeguarding
  • Pupils achieve well in national tests, typically at or above national averages
  • Strong focus on improving attendance, with consistently high rates
  • Inclusive environment supporting all pupils' needs
  • Well-sequenced and comprehensive curriculum

Areas for Improvement

  • Variable accuracy and presentation of pupils' handwriting
  • Inconsistent opportunities for high-quality interactions in early years
  • Need for more focus on deepening mathematical understanding for some pupils

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 71%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7%

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 105
Maths 104

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
Writing 2.3
Maths 0.1

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 2 0
Third Preference 6 0
From another Local Authority 2 0

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