SCHOOL PROFILE

Park House Primary School

Primary Community school URN 112606
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 215 Published school capacity
Capacity used 95.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

19 July 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Derbyshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 205 205 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 96 46.8% of pupils
Male pupils 109 53.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

11.2%
13.6 pts below England
School 11.2%
North East Derbyshire 26.8%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.5%
19.8 pts below England
School 0.5%
North East Derbyshire 2.9%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
North East Derbyshire 0.2%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
90.7%
186
White and Asian
2.9%
6
Any other Asian background
2.0%
4
Any other White background
2.0%
4
African
0.5%
1
Any other Black background
0.5%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 14.6% 30 of 205 pupils
6.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.6%
North East Derbyshire 16.9%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.7% 26 pupils
England 14.8% 2.1 pts below
EHC plans 2.0% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 4.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Speech, language & communication 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Other difficulty or disability 3
Physical disability 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

57.0% 3.4 pts below England
School 57.0%
North East Derbyshire 64.5%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

87.0%

13.2 pts above England

School 87.0%
North East Derbyshire 78.1%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

60.0%

10.3 pts below England

School 60.0%
North East Derbyshire 72.9%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

87.0%

15.0 pts above England

School 87.0%
North East Derbyshire 78.1%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.15%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.06 pts lower than England
School 4.15%
North East Derbyshire 5.11%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.22%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.59 pts lower than England
School 7.22%
North East Derbyshire 11.21%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.56%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.25 pts lower than England
School 0.56%
North East Derbyshire 0.98%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

95.3% 7.2 pts above England
Park House Primary School
95.3%
North East Derbyshire
83.4%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information