Portway Infant SchoolLawn Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Derby.
Summary of the comparison
Portway Infant School and Lawn Primary School are primary schools in Derby.
Portway Infant School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Lawn Primary School scores 85 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Lawn Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Portway Infant School was judged Good and Lawn Primary School was judged Outstanding.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Lawn Primary School (80.0% in 2022-23, 84.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | DerbyPortway Infant School | DerbyLawn Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B71/100 | A85/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 61st of 74 in Derby | 2nd of 74 in Derby Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 5-7 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 168 | 434 | |
| Capacity | 180 | 436 | |
| Location | Derby, DE22 2HE | Derby, DE22 2QR | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 84.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 14.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 173 | 435 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 14.4% | 10.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.2% | 7.1% | |
| SEN support | 15.0% | 6.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.3% | 2.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.6% | 3.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 8.3% | 4.0% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Portway Infant School
Lawn Primary School
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