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Granby Junior School

Primary · Ilkeston · DE7 8DX

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Requires improvement

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 15 October 2024

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At a glance

286 pupils · 86% of 332 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
39.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
19.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.granbyjuniorschool.co.uk
URN
112571

In figures

At its inspection on 15 October 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Requires improvement. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
46%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
1%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
101
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
100
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 school46%
Median of its 12 closest peers65%
Derbyshire average59.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind 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
Sawley Junior SchoolNottingham · 7 miles awayGood60%
High View SchoolPlymouth · 216 miles awayOutstanding76%
The Park Junior SchoolMansfield · 16 miles awayRequires improvement66%
Swillington Primary SchoolLeeds · 55 miles awayGood55%
Tuxford Primary AcademyNewark · 24 miles awayGood73%
Leiston Primary SchoolLeiston · 133 miles awayRequires improvement64%
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South ShieldsSouth Shields · 137 miles awayNo current grade68%
Stalham AcademyNorwich · 119 miles awayGood82%
Chapelfield Primary SchoolManchester · 57 miles awayGood64%
Tanfield Lea Community Primary SchoolStanley · 132 miles awayExpected standard64%
St John's Church of England Primary SchoolManchester · 50 miles awayGood50%
Halsnead Primary SchoolPrescot · 68 miles awayGood66%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 90% (Derbyshire 87%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Derbyshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other White background 2% (Derbyshire 3%, England 7%) · Not recorded 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 1%) · Black African 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

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)
5.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

6.11 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
22.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

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)

85.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 11.8 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 £49,694; 14.3% 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£7,242
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £160,804; in-year balance +£31,688

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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)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher18.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications22.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work20.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways19.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health44.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier67.6%62.3%
Social housing13.5%17.1%
Privately rented18.9%20.5%
Detached houses30.3%22.9%
Flats7.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms9.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van24.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019645 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£180,000441 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£145,000–£230,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (105)£255,000
Semi-detached (158)£190,000
Terraced (167)£147,000
Flat (11)£118,000

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
5an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
16an 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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