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Leys Junior School

Primary · Alfreton · DE55 7HA

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 21 June 2023

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At a glance

160 pupils · 67% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
48.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
4.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
17.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.leysjuniorschool.org.uk
URN
112492

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 21 June 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

45 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
58%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
2%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school58%
Median of its 12 closest peers61%
Derbyshire average59.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Waterside Primary SchoolSouthampton · 154 miles awayGood57%
Mill Hill Primary SchoolWaterlooville · 154 miles awayGood43%
Thorns Primary SchoolBrierley Hill · 53 miles awayGood55%
Walbottle Village Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · 132 miles awayGood75%
Beaupre Community Primary SchoolWisbech · 75 miles awayNeeds attention46%
Deal Parochial Church of England Primary SchoolDeal · 175 miles awayGood69%
Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary SchoolLincoln · 44 miles awayGood66%
Kinson AcademyBournemouth · 162 miles awayGood65%
Teversham CofE VA Primary SchoolCambridge · 90 miles awayGood73%
Herbert Strutt Primary SchoolBelper · 7 miles awayGood71%
St Josephs Catholic Primary School, LancasterLancaster · 89 miles awayRequires improvement33%
Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary SchoolBedlington · 141 miles awayRequires improvement31%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 91% (Derbyshire 87%, England 60%) · Any other White background 4% (Derbyshire 3%, England 7%) · Not recorded 3% (Derbyshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 3%) · Black African 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 2%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12.7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

12.43 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Derbyshire: 3.13 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
16.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

95% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

76.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 16.9 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,045; 15.4% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£8,742
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 5% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £59,819; in-year balance -£15,517

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher23.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications22.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work26.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways18.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health44.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier75.6%62.3%
Social housing14.7%17.1%
Privately rented9.7%20.5%
Detached houses33.8%22.9%
Flats2.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms14.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van13.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019402 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£178,000227 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£146,500–£219,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (48)£270,000
Semi-detached (87)£166,500
Terraced (88)£150,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
5an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
17an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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