Pennine Way Junior Academy is a primary school located in Swadlincote. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 26/04/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading is below average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Pennine Way, Swadlincote

School Information

Address: Pennine Way, Swadlincote, DE11 9EY
Website: www.pennineway.derbyshire.sch.uk
Telephone: 01283223697
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr R Mansfield
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137543

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/04/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 324
Number of Pupils: 374
Number of Boys: 181
Number of Girls: 193

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -2.8 to -0.3
Writing
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2 to 0.3
Maths
N/A: -1.1 Confidence interval -2.2 to 0

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School
Pennine Way , Church Gresley DE11 9EY 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Pennine Way Junior Academy
Pennine Way , DE11 9EY 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St George's CofE Controlled Primary School
Church Street , Church Gresley DE11 9NP 		3out of 4 678 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Albert Village Primary School
Occupation Road , Albert Village DE11 8HA 		3out of 4 1,386 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Belmont Primary School
Belmont Street , Swadlincote DE11 8JZ 		3out of 4 1,477 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Pingle Academy
Coronation Street , DE11 0QA 		2out of 4 1,381 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Granville Academy
Burton Road , Woodville DE11 7JR 		2out of 4 2,383 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
William Allitt School
Sunnyside , Newhall DE11 0TL 		2out of 4 2,610 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Linnet Independent Learning Centre
107 Mount Pleasant Road , DE11 9JE 		- not rated 1,926 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
South Derbyshire Support Centre
Memorial Hall , Main Street DE11 0TW 		3out of 4 2,400 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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