Somerlea Park Junior School is a primary school located in Alfreton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's quality of education and outcomes for pupils are requires improvement, overall effectiveness and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 17/03/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Bank Street, Alfreton

School Information

Address: Bank Street, Alfreton, DE55 4JE
Website: www.learnerstrust.org/spj
Telephone: 01773602258
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Helina Kirkup
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144949

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 237
Number of Pupils: 161
Number of Boys: 91
Number of Girls: 70

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 5.9 Confidence interval 4 to 7.7
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.2 Confidence interval 1.4 to 4.9
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.4 Confidence interval 1.8 to 5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Alfreton Nursery School
Grange Street , DE55 7JA 		4out of 4 2,331 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Somerlea Park Junior School
Bank Street , Somercotes DE55 4JE 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Somercotes Infant and Nursery School
Nottingham Road , Somercotes DE55 4LY 		1out of 4 295 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Riddings Infant and Nursery School
West Street , Riddings DE55 4EW 		3out of 4 943 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Riddings Junior School
Church Street , Riddings DE55 4BW 		3out of 4 1,103 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Leys Junior School
Flowery Leys Lane , DE55 7HA 		3out of 4 2,106 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Swanwick Hall School
Derby Road , Swanwick DE55 1AE 		2out of 4 2,124 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
David Nieper Academy
Grange Street , DE55 7JA 		2out of 4 2,225 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Swanwick School and Sports College
Hayes Lane , Swanwick DE55 1AR 		4out of 4 1,558 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Watchorn Christian School
2,Derby Road , Alfreton DE55 7AQ 		- not rated 2,444 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Alfreton Park Community Special School
Alfreton Park , Wingfield Road DE55 7AL 		3out of 4 2,829 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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