Kirkstead Junior Academy
Primary schoolKirkstead Junior Academy is a primary school in Bolsover, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 216 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 28 June 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
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, 93% of pupils at Kirkstead Junior Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Derbyshire and 62% in England.
36% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 93% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 36% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111 | 104 | 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- Pinxton Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Good, May 202390 m
- John King Infant AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), June 2024210 m
- Longwood Infant AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), November 2023670 m
- Frederick Gent SchoolSecondary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 41.5 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
- The Brigg Infant SchoolPrimary. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.9 km
- South Normanton Nursery SchoolNursery. Good (overall), May 20241.9 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Bolsover
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).