Zaytouna Primary School is a mixed primary free school in Derby, Derby City Council, teaching 417 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in September 2023. 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 7 September 2026 to 23 July 2027.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Zaytouna Primary School.

Latest inspection
Good Overall effectiveness
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour & attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership & managementGood
Early yearsGood
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3 · Inspected 26 Sep 2023 · Published 16 Nov 2023
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2026–2027

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Zaytouna Primary School.

Zaytouna Primary School original calendar 2026–2027
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Zaytouna Primary School interactive calendar 2026–2027
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Interactive Calendar

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Key dates (2026–2027)

  • INSET Days 2026 - 2027 Sep 4, 2026 Inset Day
  • Autumn 1 Monday Friday Sep 7, 2026-Oct 23, 2026 Term
  • Autumn 2 Monday Friday Nov 2, 2026-Dec 18, 2026 Term
  • INSET Days 2026 - 2027 Nov 27, 2026 Inset Day
  • Spring 1 Monday Friday Jan 4, 2027-Feb 12, 2027 Term
  • Spring 2 Monday Thursday Feb 22, 2027-Mar 25, 2027 Term
  • Summer 1 Monday Friday Apr 12, 2027-May 28, 2027 Term
  • Summer 2 Monday Friday Jun 7, 2027-Jul 23, 2027 Term
  • INSET Days 2026 - 2027 Jul 26, 2027 Inset Day

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
56% Expected standard at KS2 England 62%
9.6% Persistent absence England 17.8% Top 29%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Zaytouna Primary School 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 102
Derby City Council 104 England 106 -4 vs England
Average maths scaled score · 100 = expected standard 102
Derby City Council 103 England 105 -3 vs England
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 54
Attendance 9.6% 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 9.6%
Derby City Council 19.1% England 17.8% -8.1 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 4.1%
Derby City Council 6.9% England 6.8% -2.6 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 Zaytouna Primary School. 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 Zaytouna Primary School 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.