Welcome!

Thank you for your interest in our school.   On this page you will find lots of information about our school and how to apply for a place.  Whether you wish your child to join us in Reception to start their learning journey at our school our join us in another year group we hope you find this page helpful.  If you have any enquiries or would like to visit the school please call 01332701144 or email admin@allenton.derby.sch.uk . 

About our School

We are located in the heart of the Allenton community and are proud to serve the families of the local area.  Our vision is for all children to achieve their potential and work hard both academically and more widely.  We aim to develop our children so they are ready for their next stage of education and be able to contribute to wider society.

We are proud to be rated as a GOOD school by Ofsted and they had this to say about our school:

'The school’s principle of promoting life skills is at the heart of the curriculum. Pupils develop resilience, resourcefulness and reflectiveness. They learn how to work together well.'

'Pupils have positive attitudes to learning. This is especially true where teaching is most effective. They take pride in the presentation of their books.'

We have also achieved Gold status from the Anti-Bullying alliance and the Silver award for being a mentally healthy school.

To find out information about specific classes and year groups, why not take a look at our year group pages here:

Year Group Pages

If you would like to find out about the activities we get up to in school have a look at our Enrichment page:

Enrichment

The focus of our curriculum is to ensure that children receive the full entitlement of the National Curriculum.  We do, however, focus on the Humanities (Science, History and Geography) for our topics to support children's understanding of the where, when and how of the world around them.  For full information about our curriculum take a look here:

Curriculum

How to apply

The best way to apply is to go to the admissions page on the Derby City Website:

https://www.derby.gov.uk/education-and-learning/schools-and-colleges/school-admissions/admission-arrangements-policies/#page-1

Alternatively you can call admissions on 01332642725/642728 to discuss any issues you may have or to request paper copies of the admission forms. 

Your child should join school from the September of the academic year they turn 5 and you must apply in advance.

The application window has closed for children turning 5 next academic year (information for late applicants below)

but if your child is due to turn 5 from September 2025 to August 2026, you will need to apply for a school place when the admissions window opens in November 2024. 

The closing dates for applications will be in January 2025.

You can change to a different school at any point in your child's education by making an application through the same link above.  You will also need to use this link if you have missed the window for applying for next year.

Below is a copy of  our admissions policies for your information

Primary School Appeals