Primary school

Leys Junior School

  • Community School
  • ages 7–11
  • Mixed
  • Derbyshire
  • DE55 7HA
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2014

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,948 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 67%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 43%43%2016/17: top 30%30% · 2016/172017/18: top 93%2018/19: top 80%2022/23: top 53%2023/24: top 67%2024/25: top 67%No exams

Against East MidlandsArrows: East Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM58% · East Midlands 63%4/10 Below+13.1 pts
Higher standard, RWM2% · East Midlands 6%2/10 Well below East Midlands−26.1 pts
Reading score105 · East Midlands 1055/10 Middle+24.3 pts
Maths score104 · East Midlands 1044/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 58% · 38 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 72% · 43 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 41% · 39 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 54% · 39 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 60% · 43 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 56% · 52 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 58% · 45 pupils · East Midlands 63%72%41%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 38 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 5% · 43 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 5% · 39 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 8% · 39 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 9% · 43 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 4% · 52 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 2% · 45 pupils · East Midlands 6%9%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 38 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 104 · 43 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 101 · 39 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 102 · 39 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 105 · 43 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 104 · 52 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 105 · 45 pupils · East Midlands 105105101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 38 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 105 · 43 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 101 · 39 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 105 · 39 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 105 · 43 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 105 · 52 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 104 · 45 pupils · East Midlands 104106101No exams

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No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2010Satisfactory
  3. 2012Requires improvement
  4. 2014Good
  5. 2018Remains Good
  6. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026160
Free school meals (past 6 years)47.3%
First language not English4.1%
SEN support17.8%
EHC plan5.9%
Absence (sessions missed)4.9%
Persistently absent pupils10.7%

Girls 42.6%Boys 57.4%

66.7% full · 240 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.8
Pupils per adult11.4
  • Classroom teachers 7.8
  • Leadership 1.7
  • Teaching assistants 4.5
  • Other support 3.9

Teachers 9.5 FTE · Whole workforce 17.9 · 33 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,645
Spend per pupil£8,742
Staff spend per pupil£6,600
Reserve per pupil£374
  • +£59,819revenue reserve
  • −£15,517in-year balance

Grants £8,233 · self-generated £412 · premises £430 per pupil