Primary school

Akaal Primary School

  • Free School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Sikh
  • Derby
  • DE23 8DG
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Mar 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,617 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 38%

Top % in England, by year
2022/23: top 100%100%2023/24: top 47%2024/25: top 38%

Against East Midlands

Expected standard, RWM69% · East Midlands 63%7/10 Above
Higher standard, RWM8% · East Midlands 6%7/10 Above
Reading score105 · East Midlands 1055/10 Middle
Maths score106 · East Midlands 1047/10 Above
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Expected standard, RWM
2022/23: 12% · 33 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 64% · 39 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 69% · 39 pupils · East Midlands 63%69%12%
Higher standard, RWM
2022/23: 0% · 33 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 5% · 39 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 8% · 39 pupils · East Midlands 6%8%0%
Reading score
2022/23: 99 · 33 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 103 · 39 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 105 · 39 pupils · East Midlands 10510599
Maths score
2022/23: 99 · 33 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 104 · 39 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 106 · 39 pupils · East Midlands 10410699

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
21 of 21 who put it first2016 · 93.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2121
2nd121
3rd90

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2018–2023

  1. 2018Requires improvementas predecessor
  2. 2022Requires improvementas predecessor
  3. 2023Ungraded visitas predecessor

3 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision

2 weak areas

  • Quality of education
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026213
Free school meals (past 6 years)34.3%
First language not English72.9%
SEN support16.4%
EHC plan1.0%
Absence (sessions missed)6.2%
Persistently absent pupils17.9%

Girls 52.7%Boys 47.3%

50.7% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.7
Pupils per adult9.4
  • Classroom teachers 9.4
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 11.2
  • Other support 2

Teachers 11.4 FTE · Whole workforce 24.6 · 34 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,536
Spend per pupil£8,092
Staff spend per pupil£5,657
Reserve per pupil−£425
  • −£88,000revenue reserve
  • −£115,000in-year balance

Grants £7,430 · self-generated £106 · premises £831 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: NISHKAM SCHOOLS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (6 academies) · trust reserve £3,418,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it