51 Brookside Road, Breadsall, Derby DE21 5LF
10 reasons to choose Breadsall Church of England Primary School
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Breadsall Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Derby and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Breadsall 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 voluntary controlled faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) 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
Breadsall 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 Breadsall Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 9% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 13% of schools.
The Breadsall 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 specialist teaching for sport.
Sport at Breadsall 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 Breadsall 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 3.20pm. After school care to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Breadsall Church of England Primary School
Old Vicarage School, Derby (2.4 miles); Emmanuel School, Derby (3 miles); Derby High Primary School (5 miles).
Morley Primary School (1.7 miles); St Joseph’s Catholic Voluntary Academy, Derby (3.2 miles); Lawn Primary School (3.4 miles).
Derby High School (5 miles); Derby Grammar School (5.9 miles).
Landau Forte College (2.3 miles); The Ecclesbourne School (4 miles); West Park School (4.3 miles).