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Town End Junior School

Primary · Alfreton · DE55 5PB

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 4 March 2025

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At a glance

187 pupils · 94% of 200 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
28.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
19.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://tibshelf-inf.derbyshire.sch.uk
URN
112639

In figures

At its inspection on 4 March 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. 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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
65%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
9%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
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 school65%
Median of its 12 closest peers53.5%
Derbyshire average59.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of 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
Astley Primary SchoolMelton Constable · 102 miles awayGood39%
The Harlaxton Church of England Primary SchoolGrantham · 33 miles awayGood48%
Foley Park Primary AcademyKidderminster · 65 miles awayGood42%
Kilburn Junior SchoolBelper · 9 miles awayGood62%
Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPreston · 71 miles awayGood67%
Maltby Redwood AcademyRotherham · 21 miles awayExpected standard64%
West Walton Community Primary SchoolWisbech · 71 miles awayRequires improvement34%
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided)Newcastle-upon-Tyne · 130 miles awayGood35%
Hythe Primary SchoolSouthampton · 157 miles awayGood62%
All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary SchoolTorquay · 206 miles awayGood53%
Garland Junior SchoolReading · 121 miles awayExpected standard54%
Scotch Orchard Primary SchoolLichfield · 36 miles awayNeeds attention61%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 97% (Derbyshire 87%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Derbyshire 1%, England 3%) · 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)
12.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.17 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
23.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

86% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 14% 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)

60% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.2 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 £50,002; 9.1% 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£6,131
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 77% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£130; in-year balance +£202,440

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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 higher29.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications18.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work34.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health48.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier69.9%62.3%
Social housing16.8%17.1%
Privately rented13.1%20.5%
Detached houses37.6%22.9%
Flats2.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms29%21.1%
Households with no car or van11.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019520 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£190,00067 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£156,000–£250,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (29)£267,000
Semi-detached (34)£162,500

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
4a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
4a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
7a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
3a rural school averages 0.9

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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