Cottons Farm Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led in Derby, DE24 9HG, taking ages 3 to 11, 133 on roll.
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In 2026/27, the furthest child offered a place lived 2.07 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 2.07 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2026/27.
Cottons Farm Primary Academy: 2.07 miles, 2026/27 Village Primary Academy: 3.19 miles, 2026/27, published by Derby
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Cottons Farm Primary Academy 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 Cottons Farm Primary Academy and Village Primary Academy are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Village Primary Academy admitted from 3.19 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 DE24 at £161,000; the dearest shown, DE23, £247,500. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From Cottons Farm Primary Academy | From Village Primary Academy | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE24 | Derby | 1.3 mi | 1.5 mi | £161,000 97 sales |
| DE23 | Derby | 1.3 mi | 0.6 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.
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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Cottons Farm Primary Academy that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 2.59 mi 2026/27 | 0.4 mi |
| Grampian Primary Academy Both in reach | Primary | 2.5 mi 2026/27 | 0.6 mi |
| Akaal Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.38 mi 2026/27 | 0.8 mi |
| City of Derby Academy Both in reach | Secondary | 2.88 mi 2026/27 | 0.8 mi |
| Ash Croft Primary Academy Both in reach | Primary | 0.77 mi 2026/27 | 0.9 mi |
| Village Primary Academy Both in reach | Primary | 3.19 mi 2026/27 | 1.0 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 | 133 pupils in 152 places (88% full) |
| Trust | THE HARMONY TRUST LTD |
| Local authority | Derby |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Meeting the expected standard | 42.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 42.0% |
| 2023/24 | 33.0% |
| 2022/23 | 38.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Cottons Farm Primary Academy
| Girls and boys | 51.1% girls, 48.9% boys |
| English as an additional language | 61.7% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 64.7% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of Cottons Farm Primary Academy
Cheapest district inside the 2.07 miles: DE24, median £161,000. Dearest: DE23, £247,500.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE24 | Derby | 1.3 mi | £161,000 97 sales |
| DE23 | Derby | 1.3 mi | £247,500 124 sales |
How to read this
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 2.07 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 Cottons Farm Primary Academy by bus
Best-served stop: Wordsworth Avenue, 0.1 mi away, with 4.8 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 06:49, last 23:20.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wordsworth Avenue | 0.1 mi | 4.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 38 |
| Kingsley Street | 0.1 mi | 4.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 38 |
| Lynwood Road | 0.2 mi | 4.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 38 |
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 Cottons Farm Primary Academy against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around DE24: ages, selection, and how full each one is → What it costs to live at DE24 9HG, 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 Cottons Farm Primary Academy?
Cottons Farm Primary Academy 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 2.07 miles away, per Derby.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Cottons Farm Primary Academy?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 2.07 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 Cottons Farm Primary Academy 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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