Primary school

The Park Junior School

  • Community School
  • ages 7–11
  • Mixed
  • Derbyshire
  • NG20 8JX
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Jun 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,959 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 47%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 80%80%2016/17: top 69%2017/18: top 77%2018/19: top 66%2022/23: top 83%2023/24: top 75%2024/25: top 47%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM66% · East Midlands 63%6/10 Middle+20 pts
Higher standard, RWM6% · East Midlands 6%5/10 Middle
Reading score103 · East Midlands 1052/10 Well below East Midlands−5.3 pts
Maths score105 · East Midlands 1046/10 Middle+37.1 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 40% · 57 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 55% · 62 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 55% · 60 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 61% · 64 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 46% · 69 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 52% · 62 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 66% · 65 pupils · East Midlands 63%66%40%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 57 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 6% · 62 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 7% · 60 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 9% · 64 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 4% · 69 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 2% · 62 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 6% · 65 pupils · East Midlands 6%9%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 57 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 100 · 62 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 102 · 60 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 102 · 64 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 102 · 69 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 101 · 62 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 103 · 65 pupils · East Midlands 10510399No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 57 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 103 · 62 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 102 · 60 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 103 · 64 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 101 · 69 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 101 · 62 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 105 · 65 pupils · East Midlands 104105101No exams

Getting in

No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2024

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2014Outstanding
  4. 2018Good
  5. 2024Requires improvement

1 strong areas

  • Personal development

3 weak areas

  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026262
Free school meals (past 6 years)35.8%
First language not English14.4%
SEN support19.8%
EHC plan1.6%
Absence (sessions missed)5.7%
Persistently absent pupils16.2%

Girls 51.4%Boys 48.6%

93.6% full · 280 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 11 responses (4.2% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school81.8% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school81.8% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved45.5% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 54.5% not applicable40% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year100% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly72.7% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child90.9% agree
  • My child does well at this school100% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing90.9% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school100% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school90.9% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development81.8% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent90.9% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher25.7
Pupils per adult13.7
  • Classroom teachers 7.6
  • Leadership 2.6
  • Teaching assistants 8.9
  • Other support 7.3

Teachers 10.2 FTE · Whole workforce 26.4 · 36 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,207
Spend per pupil£7,242
Staff spend per pupil£5,330
Reserve per pupil£1,006
  • +£263,529revenue reserve
  • −£9,169in-year balance

Grants £6,649 · self-generated £558 · premises £494 per pupil