Wirksworth Junior School is a primary school located in Matlock. 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 26/06/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading is below average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Wash Green, Matlock

School Information

Address: Wash Green, Matlock, DE4 4FD
Website: http://www.wirksworth-junior.com
Telephone: 01629822457
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Isabel Webb
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112652

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/06/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 176
Number of Pupils: 135
Number of Boys: 64
Number of Girls: 71

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -4.3 to -0.5
Writing
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2 to 1.5
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -5.1 to -1.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wirksworth Junior School
Wash Green , Wirksworth DE4 4FD 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Wirksworth CofE Infant School
Greenway Croft , North End DE4 4FG 		3out of 4 212 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Wirksworth Infant School
Harrison Drive , Wirksworth DE4 4GZ 		3out of 4 440 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Middleton Community Primary School
Main Street , Middleton-by-Wirksworth DE4 4LQ 		3out of 4 2,257 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cromford Church of England Primary School
North Street , Cromford DE4 3RG 		3out of 4 2,993 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Anthony Gell School
Wirksworth , DE4 4DX 		3out of 4 540 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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