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Woodbridge Junior School

Primary Ages 7-11 226 pupils Alfreton
Ofsted: Needs attention
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Woodbridge Junior School is a community school in Alfreton for pupils aged 7 to 11. It has 226 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Woodbridge Junior School is Needs attention, from an inspection in July 2026. In 2025, 43% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: July 2026. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 7-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Grange Street
Alfreton
Derbyshire
DE55 7JA
Phone 01773833138
Reference Number 112494

General Makeup

Number of pupils 226
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.88%
Girls: 49.12%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 50.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 7.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.2
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
3 24 32 56
4 33 24 57
5 25 30 55
6 33 25 58

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 81.9%
White, Other 5.3%
Asian, Other 4%
Chinese 1.3%
Mixed, Other 1.3%
White & Asian 0.9%
Indian 0.9%
African 0.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Needs attention
 >  Leadership & Governance Expected standard
 >  Personal Development & Wellbeing Expected standard
 >  Achievement Needs attention
 >  Attendance & Behaviour Needs attention
 >  Curriculum & Teaching Needs attention
 >  Inclusion Expected standard
Last Report Date 02 Jun 2026
Date Report
02 Jun 2026 School inspection
28 Jun 2022 School inspection
06 Jul 2016 Full inspection
21 Mar 2014 Monitoring visit
22 Jan 2014 Full inspection
19 Jun 2012 Full inspection
17 Nov 2010 Monitoring visit
11 Dec 2008 Full inspection
03 Nov 2005 Full inspection
28 Jun 2004 Inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 43%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 9%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 102
Maths 102

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -2.7
Writing -2.2
Maths -2.7

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Average Scaled Score

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Woodbridge Junior School had 227 pupils for 240 places. 13 places (5.4%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Alfreton Primary” planning area

Derbyshire counted 118 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 116 in 2029–30, down 2%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 150150150180180180180180180180240240240240240
Pupils 126116120121126135140163176184199223224225227
Unfilled 16.0%22.7%20.0%32.8%30.0%25.0%22.2%9.4%2.2%0.0%17.1%7.1%6.7%6.2%5.4%

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Woodbridge Junior School attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.6%2.7%3.5%3.3%3.0%2.4%2.9%4.5%4.0%5.0%4.5%
Unauthorised absence 0.5%0.5%0.4%0.8%0.9%0.9%0.9%2.1%1.9%2.1%1.6%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.7%0.6%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.9%0.9%1.7%1.3%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.4% of pupils at Woodbridge Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 15.66.14.01.70.80.81.50.01.13.33.10.00.00.00.00.4
Permanent exclusions 0100000000000000

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Woodbridge Junior School had 20.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 15.116.515.812.810.812.011.610.512.912.511.310.311.812.610.99.3
Teachers who left state teaching 29.8%0.0%23.8%38.5%28.6%16.7%0.0%25.0%20.0%0.0%10.2%0.0%8.8%9.6%11.2%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 80.0%40.0%40.0%100.0%88.9%87.5%88.9%76.9%83.3%–66.7%61.5%–7.7%7.1%–
Sick days per teacher 1.60.82.89.62.45.36.63.26.1–9.33.2–3.12.7–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 33.6% of pupils at Woodbridge Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 9.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Social, emotional and mental health 10 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 9 7
Speech, language and communication needs 13 3
Moderate learning difficulty 14 0
No specialist assessment of need 14 0
Specific learning difficulty 13 1
Physical disability 1 3
Other difficulty or disability 2 0
Vision impairment 0 1

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Woodbridge Junior School received £8,697 and spent £9,411 for each of its 226 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £172,000 (-£763 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

20192020202120222023202420252026
Revenue reserve £72,000£15,000£45,000-£14,000-£9,000£20,000-£11,000-£172,000
per pupil £392£79£228-£64-£39£89-£48-£763
In-year balance £30,000-£56,000£30,000-£59,000£5,000£28,000-£31,000-£161,000
per pupil £165-£287£151-£279£23£127-£135-£714

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Woodbridge Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Woodbridge Junior School is Needs attention, from an inspection in July 2026.

When was Woodbridge Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Woodbridge Junior School was last inspected in July 2026.

How many pupils does Woodbridge Junior School have?

Woodbridge Junior School has 226 pupils on roll.

What age range does Woodbridge Junior School cover?

Woodbridge Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Woodbridge Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 43% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Woodbridge Junior School?

Woodbridge Junior School is at Grange Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7JA.

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