Cavendish Close Junior Academy
Primary schoolCavendish Close Junior Academy is a primary school in Derby, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 288 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 23 June 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 66% of pupils at Cavendish Close Junior Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Derby and 62% in England.
4% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Derby | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 103 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Cavendish Close Infant SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met150 m
- Lees Brook AcademySecondary. Good (overall), September 2023. Attainment 8 of 43.0 (2025/26, provisional)340 m
- Chaddesden Park Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)650 m
- St Alban's Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Parkview Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Cherry Tree Hill Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2023. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Derby
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).