Lord Deramore's Primary School

Lord Deramore’s Primary School has demonstrated exceptional performance across all areas in its latest inspection. The school has made significant improvements since its previous good rating, now achieving an outstanding rating in the quality of education, behavior and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, as well as early years provision. The school prides itself on engaging the diverse community it serves, providing a high standard of education that extends beyond the curriculum with various enrichment opportunities for pupils. High attendance and exemplary behavior highlight the school's strong culture and engagement.

Strengths

• Exceptional standard of education with a well-planned and sequenced curriculum.
• Pupils achieve exceptionally well and produce high-quality work.
• Strong emphasis on reading and effective phonics program.
• Highly effective support for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND.
• Outstanding personal development programs that nurture learners for life.
• High levels of pupil engagement and exemplary behavior in school.

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 Lord Deramore's Primary School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.3% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Lord Deramore's 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 Lord Deramore's Primary School had 23.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.5% 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, 9.6% of pupils at Lord Deramore's Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.9% 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 Lord Deramore's Primary School received £6,693 and spent £6,588 for each of its 219 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £94,000 (£429 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 Lord Deramore's Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lord Deramore's Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Lord Deramore's Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Lord Deramore's Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Lord Deramore's Primary School have?

Lord Deramore's Primary School has 219 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lord Deramore's Primary School cover?

Lord Deramore's Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

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

Where is Lord Deramore's Primary School?

Lord Deramore's Primary School is at School Lane, Heslington, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5EE.