SCHOOL PROFILE

Unstone Junior School

Primary Community school URN 112642
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 76 Published school capacity
Capacity used 64.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

13 January 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching Urgent improvement
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Urgent improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

23 November 2021
Graded inspection Good
Published 19 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Derbyshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 49 49 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 28 57.1% of pupils
Male pupils 21 42.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

53.1%
28.3 pts above England
School 53.1%
North East Derbyshire 26.8%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.0%
20.3 pts below England
School 0.0%
North East Derbyshire 2.9%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
North East Derbyshire 0.2%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
91.8%
45
White and Black Caribbean
4.1%
2
White and Asian
2.0%
1
White and Black African
2.0%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 65.3% 32 of 49 pupils
44.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 65.3%
North East Derbyshire 16.9%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 59.2% 29 pupils
England 14.8% 44.4 pts above
EHC plans 6.1% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 0.1 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Moderate learning difficulty 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Other difficulty or disability 3
Physical disability 1
Severe learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
North East Derbyshire 64.5%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

78.0%

4.2 pts above England

School 78.0%
North East Derbyshire 78.1%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

89.0%

18.7 pts above England

School 89.0%
North East Derbyshire 72.9%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

78.0%

6.0 pts above England

School 78.0%
North East Derbyshire 78.1%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.34%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.88 pts lower than England
School 5.34%
North East Derbyshire 5.11%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.33%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.48 pts lower than England
School 8.33%
North East Derbyshire 11.21%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
North East Derbyshire 0.98%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

64.5% 23.7 pts below England
Unstone Junior School
64.5%
North East Derbyshire
83.4%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information