The Ridings, Ockbrook, Derby DE72 3SF
10 reasons to choose Redhill Primary School
Top line
Redhill Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 73. It is one of the best state primary schools in Derby and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Redhill Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. It is a Single Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. It is one of the 20 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Derbyshire LEA.
Average class size
Redhill Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 31 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Redhill Primary School ranks in the top 5% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 12% of schools.
The Redhill Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for sport.
Sport at Redhill Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Redhill Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir and orchestra. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Redhill Primary School
Trent College, The Elms (5.1 miles); Emmanuel School, Derby (5.7 miles); Old Vicarage School, Derby (6.9 miles).
Risley Lower Grammar Church of England Primary School (3.6 miles); St Joseph’s Catholic Voluntary Academy, Derby (4.7 miles); English Martyrs’ Catholic Voluntary Academy, Long Eaton (4.8 miles).
Trent College (5.1 miles); Derby High School (7.4 miles).
West Park School (2.5 miles); Landau Forte College (5.1 miles); George Spencer Academy and Technology College (5.3 miles).