Roe Farm Primary School
Community school in Derby, DE21 4HG, taking ages 3 to 11, 347 on roll.
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In 2026/27, the furthest child offered a place lived 11.2 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
How this compares: every Derby school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 11.2 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2026/27.
Roe Farm Primary School: 11.2 miles, 2026/27 Cavendish Close Infant School: 9.16 miles, 2026/27, published by Derby
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Roe Farm Primary School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary. The labels on the map are postcode districts whose centre falls inside both circles; each opens the district's guide.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
One published year so far: 2026/27, from Derby. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Derby, published admission distances, 2026/27
Where Roe Farm Primary School and Cavendish Close Infant School are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Cavendish Close Infant School admitted from 9.16 miles in 2026/27, published by Derby. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside both published distances, cheapest first by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is DE1 at £72,602; the dearest shown, DE23, £247,500. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From Roe Farm Primary School | From Cavendish Close Infant School | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE1 | Derby | 1.6 mi | 2.2 mi | £72,602 19 sales |
| DE24 | Derby | 3.3 mi | 3.3 mi | £161,000 97 sales |
| DE75 | Amber Valley | 6.6 mi | 6.2 mi | £170,000 142 sales |
| NG10 | Erewash | 7.4 mi | 6.5 mi | £180,000 203 sales |
| DE5 | Amber Valley | 7.7 mi | 7.7 mi | £180,000 137 sales |
| DE7 | Erewash | 5.8 mi | 5.2 mi | £185,650 68 sales |
| NG16 | Broxtowe | 9.0 mi | 8.5 mi | £204,000 118 sales |
| DE21 | Derby | 0.8 mi | 0.1 mi | £205,000 152 sales |
| DE56 | Amber Valley | 6.0 mi | 6.3 mi | £222,500 126 sales |
| DE72 | Erewash | 4.9 mi | 4.2 mi | £235,000 61 sales |
| DE65 | South Derbyshire | 8.3 mi | 8.9 mi | £235,000 107 sales |
| DE23 | Derby | 3.2 mi | 3.7 mi | £247,500 124 sales |
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Distances measured from each district's centre to each school's point on the Department for Education register. Only the cheapest 12 are listed. 2 more districts fall inside both without enough recorded sales to rank: DE99, DE73.
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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Roe Farm Primary School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Da Vinci Academy Both in reach | Secondary | 4.03 mi 2026/27 | 0.3 mi |
| Beaufort Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.78 mi 2026/27 | 0.4 mi |
| Breadsall Hill Top Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 3.49 mi 2026/27 | 0.4 mi |
| Derwent Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 3.78 mi 2026/27 | 0.7 mi |
| Cavendish Close Infant School Both in reach | Primary | 9.16 mi 2026/27 | 0.8 mi |
| St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy Both in reach | Primary | 1.53 mi 2026/27 | 0.8 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 347 pupils in 455 places (76% full) |
| Local authority | Derby |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Good, inspected 09 July 2024 |
| Meeting the expected standard | 40.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 40.0% |
| 2023/24 | 33.0% |
| 2022/23 | 50.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Roe Farm Primary School
| Girls and boys | 46.1% girls, 53.9% boys |
| English as an additional language | 8.6% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 47.0% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of Roe Farm Primary School
Cheapest district inside the 11.2 miles: DE1, median £72,602. Dearest: DE22, £270,000.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE1 | Derby | 1.6 mi | £72,602 19 sales |
| DE24 | Derby | 3.3 mi | £161,000 97 sales |
| DE75 | Amber Valley | 6.6 mi | £170,000 142 sales |
| DE7 | Erewash | 5.8 mi | £185,650 68 sales |
| DE21 | Derby | 0.8 mi | £205,000 152 sales |
| DE56 | Amber Valley | 6.0 mi | £222,500 126 sales |
| DE72 | Erewash | 4.9 mi | £235,000 61 sales |
| DE23 | Derby | 3.2 mi | £247,500 124 sales |
| DE3 | Derby | 4.3 mi | £247,500 152 sales |
| DE22 | Derby | 2.1 mi | £270,000 154 sales |
How to read this
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 11.2 miles the school admitted from in 2026/27, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
How this compares across England: what a tight gate costs, school by school.
Source: HM Land Registry sold prices, via each district's area guide
Getting to Roe Farm Primary School by bus
Best-served stop: Tewkesbury Crescent, 121 yd away, with 3.8 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 06:26, last 22:51.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tewkesbury Crescent | 95 yd | 3.6 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 24 |
| Tewkesbury Crescent | 121 yd | 3.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 22 |
| Camborne Close | 0.1 mi | 3.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 22 |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
The fee-paying alternative
Weighing Roe Farm Primary School against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around DE21: ages, selection, and how full each one is → What it costs to live at DE21 4HG, by the school: council tax, energy, prices, rent, stamp duty →
Checking the house as well as the school
The full report checks one address against every nearby school, with sold prices, flood risk and crime.
Common questions
What is the catchment area for Roe Farm Primary School?
Roe Farm Primary School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2026/27 lived 11.2 miles away, per Derby.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Roe Farm Primary School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 11.2 miles was enough in 2026/27. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Roe Farm Primary School guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
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