Melbourne Junior School is a primary school located in Derby. 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 24/06/2015. 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 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Packhorse Road, Derby, DE73 8JE
Website: http://www.melbourne-jun.derbyshire.sch.uk
Telephone: 01332862344
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jane Whirledge
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112593

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/06/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 235
Number of Pupils: 262
Number of Boys: 129
Number of Girls: 133

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.8
Writing
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

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

School:16%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Melbourne Junior School
Packhorse Road , Melbourne DE73 8JE
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Melbourne Infant School
Packhorse Road , Melbourne DE73 8JE
4out of 4 98 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Weston-on-Trent CofE (VA) Primary School
Forrester Avenue , Weston-on-Trent DE72 2HX
3out of 4 3,225 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.