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Brimington Junior School

Primary · Chesterfield · S43 1HF

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Ungraded inspection: no current grade

Ofsted's most recent visit was an ungraded inspection; its outcome was “Standards maintained”. Since September 2024 these outcomes no longer confirm a named grade. No graded inspection appears in Ofsted's records for this school since 2015 either, so SchoolFacts shows no grade rather than guessing. Any earlier grade is on the school's Ofsted report page.

Inspected 5 March 2025

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At a glance

282 pupils · 78% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
38.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://www.learnerstrust.org/bjs
URN
143580

In figures

In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England. It had 282 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
82%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
20%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
110
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
109
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 school82%
Median of its 12 closest peers54%
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
Broadlea Primary SchoolSandown · 181 miles awayGood27%
Middlestone Moor AcademyDurham · 99 miles awayExpected standard71%
Edgar Sewter Community Primary SchoolHalesworth · 137 miles awayGood41%
Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery AcademyCleethorpes · 60 miles awayGood76%
The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary SchoolSpalding · 56 miles awayGood41%
Parkside AcademyBARROW-in-FURNESS · 95 miles awayExpected standard71%
Elm CofE Primary SchoolWisbech · 79 miles awayExpected standard61%
Castle Wood AcademyGainsborough · 28 miles awayGood40%
Thornaby Church of England Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees · 89 miles awayGood49%
New Whittington Community Primary SchoolChesterfield · under 1 mile awayGood59%
Stonehill SchoolLetchworth Garden City · 100 miles awayGood68%
St Monica Primary SchoolSouthampton · 163 miles awayGood47%

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%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Derbyshire 1%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 2% (Derbyshire 1%, England 4%) · Black African 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other White background 1% (Derbyshire 3%, England 7%) · 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)
6.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
17.2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

10.10 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · 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
29.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

78% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 15% moved to another state school · 7% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

81.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.5 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 £50,759; 7.7% 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 (2024-25)

This school£5,902
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 77% (77%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 7% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £524,000; in-year balance +£320,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher20.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications24%18.1%
In managerial or professional work25.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways17.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health40.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier71.5%62.3%
Social housing13.5%17.1%
Privately rented15%20.5%
Detached houses8.3%22.9%
Flats0.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms7%21.1%
Households with no car or van20.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019532 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£165,000235 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£135,000–£225,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (56)£330,000
Semi-detached (100)£161,000
Terraced (71)£135,000
Flat (8)£120,000

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
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
5an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
0an 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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