Risley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary School
Voluntary controlled school in Derby, Derbyshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary controlled school |
| Age range | 5 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 75 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 133 |
| Free school meals | 24.00% |
| Local authority | Derbyshire |
| Address | Derby Road, Risley, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 3SU |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.risley.derbyshire.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01159397622 |
| URN | 112850 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 21 March 2023, published 18 May 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
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Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Ladycross Infant School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Longmoor Primary School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- Cloudside Academy (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- Firfield Primary School (primary school, about 2.3 km)
- Harrington Junior School (primary school, about 2.3 km)
- Parklands Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- William Lilley Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 2.6 km)
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