Woodbridge Junior School

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

Woodbridge Junior School is performing well overall, rated as good across all inspection categories. Leaders are committed to the success of all pupils and have successfully created a caring environment where students feel safe and valued. The school's approach to addressing barriers to learning is effective, leading to good academic achievements. While the majority of the curriculum is well-planned, some subjects require further development to ensure clarity in learning objectives and content retention. Attendance remains an area of concern, particularly with a number of pupils missing too much school.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 228
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.07%
Girls: 46.93%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 46.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 7.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
3 33 25 58
4 24 30 54
5 33 28 61
6 31 24 55

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 74.6%
Asian, Other 14%
White, Other 3.9%
Chinese 1.3%
Mixed, Other 1.3%
White & Asian 0.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
African 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
Last Report Date 28 Jun 2022
Date Report
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

Strengths

  • Leaders are ambitious for all pupils and determined to ensure their success.
  • The school has a caring environment where pupils feel safe and happy.
  • Reading is prioritized and taught well, with a well-sequenced curriculum.
  • The school provides numerous opportunities for personal development beyond the curriculum.
  • Pupils behave well in lessons and take responsibility for their own actions.
  • The school is inclusive and celebrates diversity among its student body.
  • Strong links with local schools support smooth transitions for pupils.

Areas for Improvement

  • A small number of subjects are not yet fully planned and sequenced.
  • The curriculum in some subjects does not clearly define the important content that pupils should know.
  • Rates of persistent absence remain high, with some pupils missing too much school.

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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