Twyford Road, Barrow-on-Trent, Derby DE73 7HA
10 reasons to choose Sale and Davys Church of England Primary School
Top line
Sale and Davys Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Derby and one of the 7 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Sale and Davys Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 17 members of Derby Diocesian Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2008) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Sale and Davys Church of England Primary School has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 28 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Sale and Davys Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 15% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 30% of schools.
The Sale and Davys Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and 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 and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Sale and Davys Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Sale and Davys Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.50am to 3.30pm though after school clubs can extend the day.
Find another school near Sale and Davys Church of England Primary School
Foremarke Hall (4.4 miles); St Wystan’s School (4.6 miles); Dame Catherine Harpur’s School (4.9 miles).
Homefields Primary School (2.9 miles); St Joseph’s Catholic Voluntary Academy, Derby (4.2 miles); Repton Primary School (5 miles).
Repton School (4.5 miles); Derby High School (5.1 miles); Derby Grammar School (6 miles).
Chellaston Academy (2.8 miles); Littleover Community School (5.5 miles); Landau Forte College (6.5 miles).