SCHOOL PROFILE

Kilburn Junior School

Primary Academy converter URN 146471
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 200 Published school capacity
Capacity used 75.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

21 June 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Derbyshire
Trust EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 150 150 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 73 48.7% of pupils
Male pupils 77 51.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

24.0%
0.8 pts below England
School 24.0%
Amber Valley 28.2%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.7%
19.6 pts below England
School 0.7%
Amber Valley 3.5%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Amber Valley 0.2%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
95.3%
143
White and Asian
2.0%
3
Any other White background
1.3%
2
Any other Mixed background
0.7%
1
Pakistani
0.7%
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 20.0% 30 of 150 pupils
0.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.0%
Amber Valley 20.5%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.7% 25 pupils
England 14.8% 1.9 pts above
EHC plans 3.3% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 8
Other difficulty or disability 5
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Specific learning difficulty 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Moderate 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

62.0% 1.6 pts above England
School 62.0%
Amber Valley 58.3%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

68.0%

5.8 pts below England

School 68.0%
Amber Valley 74.2%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

73.0%

2.7 pts above England

School 73.0%
Amber Valley 69.0%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

65.0%

7.0 pts below England

School 65.0%
Amber Valley 71.0%
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

3.19%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.02 pts lower than England
School 3.19%
Amber Valley 5.38%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

1.34%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

14.47 pts lower than England
School 1.34%
Amber Valley 11.77%
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%
Amber Valley 1.16%
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

75.0% 13.2 pts below England
Kilburn Junior School
75.0%
Amber Valley
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