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Alvaston Junior Academy

URN
145759
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Alvaston Junior Academy
URN
145759
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
7-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

39 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

14

Inspection

53

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

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School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
10 September 2024
Inspection date
3 July 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Requires improvement

    Graded 10 September 2024

  • Quality of education

    Requires improvement

    Graded 10 September 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Derby
Admissions portal
North Northamptonshire admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.alvaston.theharmonytrust.org

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

55.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

66.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

45.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

41.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

DE24 0PU - Elvaston Lane, Alvaston, Derby, Derbyshire

Contact details

Address
Elvaston Lane, Alvaston, Derby, Derbyshire
Postcode
DE24 0PU
Phone
1332571321
Website
www.alvaston.theharmonytrust.org
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Derby
Local authority code
831

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 298 schools in Derby.

Authority statistics

Total schools

298

Open schools

117

Closed schools

178

Primary schools

158

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 10 September 2024

  • Personal development

    Requires improvement

    Graded 10 September 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Requires improvement

    Graded 10 September 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    10 September 20243 July 2024S5 InspectionRequires improvementView report for inspection published 10 September 2024
    20 March 202325 January 2023-School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 20 March 2023
    • Requires improvement

      Published
      10 September 2024
      Inspected
      3 July 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

      Published
      20 March 2023
      Inspected
      25 January 2023
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    71

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary158 (54.7%)
    • Secondary71 (24.6%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other60 (20.8%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Alvaston Junior School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Alvaston Infant and Nursery School0 mPrimaryOpen
    St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Alvaston, Derby525 mPrimaryClosed
    St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy525 mPrimaryOpen
    Oakwood Infant and Nursery School719 mPrimaryOpen
    Oakwood Junior School824 mPrimaryClosed
    Oakwood Junior School824 mPrimaryOpen
    Wyndham Spencer Academy892 mPrimaryOpen
    Boulton Primary School892 mPrimaryClosed
    Boulton Junior School892 mPrimaryClosed
    • Alvaston Junior School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Alvaston Infant and Nursery School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Alvaston, Derby
      Distance
      525 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
      Distance
      525 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

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    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Derby)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Akaal Primary SchoolPrimaryDE23 8DGOpen
    Akaal Primary SchoolPrimaryDE23 8DGClosed
    Allenpark Infant SchoolPrimaryDE24 9DEClosed
    Allenton Community Primary SchoolPrimaryDE24 9BBClosed
    Allenton Primary SchoolPrimaryDE24 9BBOpen
    • Akaal Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DE23 8DG
      Status
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    • Akaal Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
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      Status
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    • Allenpark Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DE24 9DE
      Status
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    • Allenton Community Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DE24 9BB
      Status
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    • Allenton Primary School
    Oakwood Infant and Nursery School
    Distance
    719 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Oakwood Junior School
    Distance
    824 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Oakwood Junior School
    Distance
    824 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Wyndham Spencer Academy
    Distance
    892 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Boulton Primary School
    Distance
    892 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Boulton Junior School
    Distance
    892 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    DE24 9BB
    Status
    Open