Redwood Primary SchoolCottons Farm Primary Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Derby.

Summary of the comparison

Redwood Primary School and Cottons Farm Primary Academy are primary schools in Derby.

  • Redwood Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Cottons Farm Primary Academy scores 37 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Redwood Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Redwood Primary School was judged Good and Cottons Farm Primary Academy was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 77.0% for Redwood Primary School and 42.0% for Cottons Farm Primary Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Redwood Primary School (54.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Cottons Farm Primary Academy (38.0% in 2022-23, 42.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Redwood Primary School versus Cottons Farm Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DerbyRedwood Primary SchoolDerbyCottons Farm Primary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100Stronger figureF37/100
Local ranking9th of 74 in Derby Stronger figure55th of 74 in Derby
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll609 119
Capacity685 152
LocationDerby, DE24 9PG Derby, DE24 9HG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard77.0% Stronger figure42.0% 62.0%
At higher standard8.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure100.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census609 119
Free school meals (ever 6)47.4% 63.7%
English as an additional language47.3% 63.0%
SEN support14.1% 20.2%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 1.7%
Attendance
Overall absence5.1% Stronger figure6.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence12.0% Stronger figure18.4% 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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.

Redwood Primary School

Cottons Farm Primary Academy

Full profiles: Redwood Primary School · Cottons Farm Primary Academy