Newhall Junior School
Primary · Swadlincote · DE11 0TR
Data updated
Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system
This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.
Inspected 7 December 2021
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
284 pupils · 80% of 356 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Age range
- 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 52.1% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 1.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 26.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 3.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
- URN
- 150696
In figures
Ofsted last graded it Requires improvement on 7 December 2021, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)
73 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025
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
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.
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%) · Not recorded 3% (Derbyshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other White background 3% (Derbyshire 3%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 2%
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
5.99 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
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
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
87% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 13% moved to another state school
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)
40% of teachers took sickness absence, 3 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 £53,116; 14.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2024-25)
Where the money went (2024-25)
Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)
Reserves (2024-25)
Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£131,000
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →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)
- 5/10around the middle for England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 18.4% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 22.4% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 22.5% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 16.6% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 42.3% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 75.6% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 5% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 19.4% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 35.4% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 2.2% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 15.4% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 12.3% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019862 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £195,000262 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £162,500–£239,500the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
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
- 2an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 6an 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