Pennine Way Junior Academy
Primary schoolPennine Way Junior Academy is a primary school in South Derbyshire, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 358 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, November 2024
Before that: Good (overall), November 2019
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 19 November 2019
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 13 November 2024
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, 54% of pupils at Pennine Way Junior Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Derbyshire and 62% in England.
3% 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 | 54% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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- Church Gresley Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 202410 m
- St George's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, May 2025. 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)620 m
- The Pingle AcademySecondary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 43.4 (2025/26, provisional)1.3 km
- Albert Village Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Belmont Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2022. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- St Edward's Catholic AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in South Derbyshire
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).