Primary school

Bolsover Church of England Junior School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 7–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Derbyshire
  • S44 6XH
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,619 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 84%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 68%68%2016/17: top 60%2017/18: top 76%2018/19: top 44%44% · 2018/192022/23: top 82%2023/24: top 71%2024/25: top 84%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM48% · East Midlands 63%2/10 Well below East Midlands−46.3 pts
Higher standard, RWM6% · East Midlands 6%5/10 Middle−27.8 pts
Reading score103 · East Midlands 1052/10 Well below East Midlands−30.1 pts
Maths score101 · East Midlands 1041/10 Well below East Midlands−19.3 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 47% · 72 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 59% · 74 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 55% · 71 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 69% · 72 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 47% · 76 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 54% · 74 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 48% · 65 pupils · East Midlands 63%69%47%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 1% · 72 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 14% · 74 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 10% · 71 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 14% · 72 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 1% · 76 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 4% · 74 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 6% · 65 pupils · East Midlands 6%14%1%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 72 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 103 · 74 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 104 · 71 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 104 · 72 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 104 · 76 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 104 · 74 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 103 · 65 pupils · East Midlands 105104100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 72 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 103 · 74 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 101 · 71 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 104 · 72 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 103 · 76 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 103 · 74 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 101 · 65 pupils · East Midlands 104104101No exams

Getting in

No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Inadequateas predecessor
  5. 2022Good

4 strong areas

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

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026294
Free school meals (past 6 years)45.0%
First language not English3.6%
SEN support15.8%
EHC plan5.4%
Absence (sessions missed)6.5%
Persistently absent pupils14.4%

Girls 45%Boys 55%

98% full · 300 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.6
Pupils per adult13.6
  • Classroom teachers 11
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 8.7
  • Other support 5.4

Teachers 13 FTE · Whole workforce 27.1 · 32 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,219
Spend per pupil£6,263
Staff spend per pupil£4,730
Reserve per pupil£1,410
  • +£392,000revenue reserve
  • +£266,000in-year balance

Grants £7,007 · self-generated £212 · premises £331 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: DERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST (33 academies) · trust reserve £8,749,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it