Riddings Junior School
Primary schoolRiddings Junior School is a primary school in Amber Valley, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 236 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, October 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 16 October 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, 56% of pupils at Riddings Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Derbyshire and 62% in England.
4% 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 | 56% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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- Riddings Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade270 m
- Somerlea Park Junior SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Ironville and Codnor Park Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2022. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Somercotes Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 20241.3 km
- Swanwick School and Sports CollegeSpecial. Standards maintained, November 20241.8 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Amber Valley
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).