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Kilburn Junior School

Primary · Belper · DE56 0LA

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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

150 pupils · 75% of 200 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
24% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
19.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.kilburnjunior.school/
URN
146471

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 3.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
62%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
5%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
102
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
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 school62%
Median of its 12 closest peers60.5%
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
Town End Junior SchoolAlfreton · 9 miles awayGood65%
St James Church of England Primary AcademyRochester · 141 miles awayGood38%
Melton Primary SchoolWoodbridge · 132 miles awayNeeds attention58%
The Harlaxton Church of England Primary SchoolGrantham · 32 miles awayGood48%
Renishaw Primary SchoolSheffield · 20 miles awayNeeds attention52%
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, ShottonDurham · 121 miles awayGood71%
Sun Academy BradwellNewcastle-Under-Lyme · 33 miles awayGood77%
Stanhope Barrington CofE Primary SchoolBISHOP AUCKLAND · 123 miles awayGood56%
Eckington Junior SchoolSheffield · 21 miles awayGood39%
Steam Mills Primary SchoolCinderford · 93 miles awayExpected standard87%
Wickham Market Primary SchoolWoodbridge · 131 miles awayGood63%
Camblesforth Community Primary AcademySelby · 52 miles awayGood77%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 95% (Derbyshire 87%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Derbyshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other White background 1% (Derbyshire 3%, England 7%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Derbyshire 0%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 3%)

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)
3.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
4.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 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
18.3
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, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

33.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.7 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 £51,931; 20% 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£8,348
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 70% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 19% (8%) · supplies and services 5% (9%) · educational supplies 2% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 16% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance -£80,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher25.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications20.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work27.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways23.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health39.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier58.1%62.3%
Social housing31.3%17.1%
Privately rented10.6%20.5%
Detached houses16.9%22.9%
Flats16%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms8.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van21.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019450 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£200,000143 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£169,000–£238,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (28)£319,500
Semi-detached (70)£202,500
Terraced (44)£170,000

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
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
2a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
7a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
1a 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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