Village Primary Academy is a mixed primary academy in Derby, Derby City Council, teaching 700 pupils aged 2 to 11. Its last Ofsted inspection in October 2022 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%). The 2026–2027 school year runs from 4 September 2026 to 26 July 2027.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Village Primary Academy.

Latest inspection
Good Ungraded inspection
Outcome: School remains Good. Ungraded (short) inspections confirm whether standards are maintained since the last full graded inspection — they don’t assign new category grades.
Ungraded inspection · Inspected 12 Oct 2022 · Published 17 Nov 2022
Read full Ofsted report ↗

Term dates & holidays 2026–2027

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Village Primary Academy.

Village Primary Academy term dates calendar 2026–2027
Official term-dates calendar · 2026–2027 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 4 CLOSED
  • 4 Academic Year 27 -28
  • 7–30 Autumn Term 1
October 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–23 Autumn Term 1
  • 26–30 Autumn Holiday
November 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 2 CLOSED Monday 3 CLOSED November
  • 2 Academic Year 27 -28
  • 3–30 Autumn Term 2
December 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–18 Autumn Term 2
  • 21–31 Autumn Holiday
January 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1 Autumn Holiday
  • 4–31 Spring Term 1
February 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 1–11 Spring Term 1
  • 12 CLOSED
  • 12 Academic Year 27 -28
  • 15–19 Spring Holiday
  • 22–28 Spring Term 2
March 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–25 Spring Term 2
  • 26–31 Spring Holiday
April 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–9 Spring Holiday
  • 12–30 Summer Term 1
May 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–28 Summer Term 1
  • 3 CLOSED
  • 17 CLOSED
  • 17 Academic Year 27 -28
  • 31 Summer Holiday
June 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–4 Summer Holiday
  • 7 CLOSED
  • 7 Academic Year 27 -28
  • 8–30 Summer Term 2
July 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–26 Summer Term 2

Key dates (2026–2027)

  • CLOSED Sep 4, 2026 Inset Day
  • Academic Year 27 -28 Sep 4, 2026 Term
  • Autumn Term 1 Sep 7, 2026-Oct 23, 2026 Term
  • Autumn Holiday Oct 26, 2026-Oct 30, 2026 Holiday
  • CLOSED Monday 3 CLOSED November Nov 2, 2026 Inset Day
  • Academic Year 27 -28 Nov 2, 2026 Term
  • Autumn Term 2 Nov 3, 2026-Dec 18, 2026 Term
  • Autumn Holiday Dec 21, 2026-Jan 1, 2027 Holiday
  • Spring Term 1 Jan 4, 2027-Feb 11, 2027 Term
  • CLOSED Feb 12, 2027 Inset Day
  • Academic Year 27 -28 Feb 12, 2027 Term
  • Spring Holiday Feb 15, 2027-Feb 19, 2027 Holiday
  • Spring Term 2 Feb 22, 2027-Mar 25, 2027 Term
  • Spring Holiday Mar 26, 2027-Apr 9, 2027 Holiday
  • Summer Term 1 Apr 12, 2027-May 28, 2027 Term
  • CLOSED May 3, 2027 Bank Holiday
  • CLOSED May 17, 2027 Bank Holiday
  • Academic Year 27 -28 May 17, 2027 Term
  • Summer Holiday May 31, 2027-Jun 4, 2027 Holiday
  • CLOSED Jun 7, 2027 Inset Day
  • Academic Year 27 -28 Jun 7, 2027 Term
  • Summer Term 2 Jun 8, 2027-Jul 26, 2027 Term

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
56% Expected standard at KS2 England 62%
18.4% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Village Primary Academy with Derby City Council and England.

Key stage 2 (end of primary) 56% Expected standard in reading, writing & maths

How Year 6 pupils did in the national tests.

This school Derby City Council England

Expected standard in reading, writing & maths · The headline primary measure 56%
Derby City Council 57% England 62% -6 vs England
Average reading scaled score · 100 = expected standard 104
Derby City Council 104 England 106 -2 vs England
Average maths scaled score · 100 = expected standard 104
Derby City Council 103 England 105 in line with England
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 88
Attendance 18.4% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Derby City Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 18.4%
Derby City Council 19.1% England 17.8% +0.6 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 6.3%
Derby City Council 6.9% England 6.8% -0.5 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Village Primary Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other primary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Village Primary Academy than to any other primary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.