Akaal Primary School

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Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: as a Sikh school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 21 families put this school as their first choice, and 22 places were offered. 21 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 1 March 2022. Overall: Requires improvement It was inspected as Akaal Primary School, before the school changed (for example, became an academy).

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Requires improvement

Early years

Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Free school

Phase

Primary

Ages

2–11

Pupils

213 (capacity 420)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Sikh

Academy trust

NISHKAM SCHOOLS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Address

Grange Avenue, Derby, DE23 8DG

Official school record, including Ofsted reports