Derby
Old Vicarage School
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What the data says
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Admissions and catchment
Independent schools run their own admissions outside the council process, so there is no catchment area or last offer distance to compare against. Registration and assessment dates are on the school’s website.
Entry, tests and fees
Fees
Full time attendance in OVS Nursery Class is £3268 per term. No VAT is applicable to fees in the Nursery Class at Old Vicarage School.
Source · checked 28 September 2026
£3921 (inc. VAT) per term
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Children in Year 1 and Year 2, £4145 (inc.VAT) per term.
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Children in Year 3 and Year 4, £4315 (inc.VAT) per term
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Children in Year 5 and Year 6, £4436 (inc.VAT) per term.
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Bursaries and scholarships
Old Vicarage School ’s bursary programme is designed to make it possible for as ma ny as
Source · checked 28 September 2026
We are proud to be Derby’s only truly independent school and pride ourselves on achieving first choice secondary school places for our Year 6 leavers, often wit…
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Admissions
No specific preparation for our entrance tests is needed ;
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School information
| URN | 113013 |
| Local authority | Derby |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Other independent school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 3-13 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Kerry Wise |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | DE22 1EW |
| Latest pupils | 121 |
| FSM eligible | — |
Contact and identifiers
11 Church Lane, Darley Abbey, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 1EW
www.oldvicarageschool.co.uk1332557130| DfE number | 6002 |
| UKPRN | 10075143 |
| Opened | 15 Oct 1957 |
| GIAS updated | 1 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 1 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | — |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |