SCHOOL PROFILE

Lord Deramore's Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 121536
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 104.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 June 2024
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

18 January 2023
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published 12 March 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority York
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 219 219 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 105 47.9% of pupils
Male pupils 114 52.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

10.0%
14.8 pts below England
School 10.0%
York 16.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

22.4%
2.1 pts above England
School 22.4%
York 9.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
York 0.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
71.2%
156
Any other White background
5.5%
12
Any other ethnic group
4.1%
9
Any other Asian background
3.7%
8
Any other Mixed background
3.7%
8
White and Asian
3.2%
7
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 15.5% 34 of 219 pupils
5.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.5%
York 17.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.6% 21 pupils
England 14.8% 5.2 pts below
EHC plans 5.9% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 0.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Specific learning difficulty 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Speech, language & communication 6

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

77.0% 16.6 pts above England
School 77.0%
York 61.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

90.0%

16.2 pts above England

School 90.0%
York 75.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

90.0%

19.7 pts above England

School 90.0%
York 71.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

94.0%

22.0 pts above England

School 94.0%
York 72.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
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

3.80%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.41 pts lower than England
School 3.80%
York 6.09%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.25%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.57 pts lower than England
School 6.25%
York 14.68%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
York 2.08%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
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

104.3% 16.1 pts above England
Lord Deramore's Primary School
104.3%
York
86.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
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