Portway Junior School
Primary schoolPortway Junior School is a primary school in Derby, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 297 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, July 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 4 July 2023
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, 56% of pupils at Portway Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Derby and 62% in England.
11% 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 | 56% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 11% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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- Portway Infant SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 202370 m
- Allestree Woodlands SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), April 2024. Attainment 8 of 46.3 (2025/26, provisional)500 m
- Old Vicarage SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.2 km
- Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary AcademySecondary. School remains Good, November 2023. Attainment 8 of 48.4 (2025/26, provisional)1.3 km
- Lawn Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), June 2024. 84% 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).