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Chellaston Junior School

Primary · Derby · DE73 6PZ

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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 18 May 2023

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At a glance

420 pupils · 82% of 512 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
29.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
9.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://www.cijschool.org
URN
146500

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 18 May 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
56%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
5%
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 school56%
Median of its 12 closest peers61.5%
Derby average57.6%
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
The Craylands SchoolSwanscombe · 123 miles awayGood (2016)76%
Amesbury Archer Primary SchoolAmesbury · 119 miles awayGood56%
Normanton Junior AcademyNormanton · 57 miles awayGood83%
Tanners Wood Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolAbbots Langley · 92 miles awayGood47%
Bushmead Primary SchoolSt Neots · 66 miles awayGood63%
Linden Primary SchoolGloucester · 78 miles awayGood43%
Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolDewsbury · 58 miles awayGood73%
Tollgate Primary SchoolBury St Edmunds · 99 miles awayGood68%
Ecclesfield Primary SchoolSheffield · 39 miles awayGood51%
The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary SchoolEastbourne · 162 miles awayExpected standard55%
Islamia Primary SchoolLondon · 106 miles awayExpected standard75%
Dunston Hill Community Primary SchoolGateshead · 144 miles awayGood60%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 61% (Derby 45%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 10% (Derby 6%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 6% (Derby 3%, England 2%) · Black African 4% (Derby 8%, England 5%) · Any other White background 4% (Derby 7%, England 7%) · Asian Pakistani 4% (Derby 12%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Derby 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Derby 3%, England 3%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Derby 1%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Derby 3%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 1% (Derby 1%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Derby 0%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Derby 4%, England 3%) · Not recorded 1% (Derby 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 0%

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)
4.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.12 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Derby: 1.78 suspensions and 0.02 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
27
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

85% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 15% 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)

77.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 8.4 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 £54,899; 26.3% 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 (2024-25)

This school£6,338
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 12% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 10% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £670,000; in-year balance +£237,000

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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)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher33.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications17.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work34.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways21.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health52.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier60.7%62.3%
Social housing32%17.1%
Privately rented6.9%20.5%
Detached houses32.5%22.9%
Flats19.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms31.8%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 E01013515 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£267,000411 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£210,000–£339,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (203)£333,000
Semi-detached (138)£230,000
Terraced (54)£206,500
Flat (16)£119,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most 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
14an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an 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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