# Pennine Way Junior Academy

Pennine 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.

Primary school. Code E137543. [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 7 to 11
- Pupils: 358
- Council: South Derbyshire
- URN: 137543

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards 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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/church-gresley-infant-and-nursery-school-e147398): 10 m. Primary. School remains Good, January 2024
- [St George's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-cofe-primary-school-e148463): 620 m. Primary. Standards maintained, May 2025. 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Pingle Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-pingle-academy-e144069): 1.3 km. Secondary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 43.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Albert Village Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/albert-village-primary-school-e143608): 1.3 km. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Belmont Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belmont-primary-school-e112974): 1.4 km. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Edward's Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edwards-catholic-academy-e143513): 1.5 km. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/137543)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/137543)

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