Eckington Junior School

Eckington Junior School demonstrates a strong overall performance, earning a 'Good' rating across the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and personal development, with 'Outstanding' leadership and management. The school fosters a sense of community where staff, parents, and students feel engaged and valued. There are high expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND, and the school has made commendable efforts to cultivate a love for reading and maintain positive relationships. However, some pupils lack awareness of British values and diverse cultures, highlighting an area for improvement in their preparedness to thrive in modern Britain.

Strengths

• Strong sense of community among staff, pupils, and parents
• High expectations for all students, especially those with SEND
• Effective support systems for reading improvement
• Well-structured and organized curriculum
• Positive pupil attitudes and behavior in school
• Exceptional leadership and management practices

Areas for Improvement

• Limited pupil awareness of British values and diverse cultures

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 Eckington Junior School attended 93.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

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, 3.7% of pupils at Eckington Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

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 Eckington Junior School had 18.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

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, 18.3% of pupils at Eckington Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

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 2024–25 Eckington Junior School received £7,105 and spent £7,118 for each of its 136 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £129,000 (£948 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of Learners' Trust, income was £8,896 and spending £8,606 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Sheffield · Derbyshire local authority: places and applications

Eckington Junior School is part of Learners' Trust, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

• Ridgeway Primary School Sheffield
• New Whittington Community Primary School Chesterfield
• Mary Swanwick Primary School Chesterfield
• Brimington Junior School Chesterfield
• Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School Chesterfield
• Catcliffe Primary School Rotherham
• Ashgate Croft School Chesterfield
• Holme Hall Primary School Chesterfield
• Old Hall Junior School Chesterfield
• Westfield Infant School Chesterfield

What is Eckington Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Eckington Junior School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Eckington Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Eckington Junior School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Eckington Junior School have?

Eckington Junior School has 120 pupils on roll.

What age range does Eckington Junior School cover?

Eckington Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

In 2025, 39% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Eckington Junior School?

Eckington Junior School is at School Street, Eckington, Sheffield, Derbyshire, S21 4FL.