Danesholme Junior Academy is a primary school located in Corby. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/05/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Motala Close, Corby, NN18 9DT
Website: www.danesholmejunioracademy.org
Telephone: 01536741657
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: North Northamptonshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nikki Lamond
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142062

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/05/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 390
Number of Pupils: 371
Number of Boys: 182
Number of Girls: 189

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -1.9 to 0.7
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.1
Maths
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -2.2 to 0.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:49%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Danesholme Junior Academy
Motala Close , NN18 9DT
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Danesholme Infant Academy
Motala Close , NN18 9DT
2out of 4 53 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Kingswood Primary Academy
Southbrook , NN18 9BE
3out of 4 1,297 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Beanfield Primary School
Farmstead Road , NN18 0LJ
3out of 4 1,845 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corby
Patrick Road , NN18 9NT
3out of 4 1,890 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingswood Secondary Academy
Gainsborough Road , NN18 9NS
3out of 4 727 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Brooke Weston Academy
Coomb Road , Corby NN18 8LA
4out of 4 1,662 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Maplefields Academy
Tower Hill Road , NN18 0TH
4out of 4 1,365 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
Red Kite Academy
Purbeck Drive , NN18 0BX
- not rated 1,934 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.