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Kilburn Junior School

Primary Ages 7-11 150 pupils Belper
Ofsted: Good
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Kilburn Junior School is an academy converter in Belper for pupils aged 7 to 11. It has 150 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Kilburn Junior School is Good, from an inspection in March 2018 of its predecessor, Kilburn Junior School. In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Attendance is among the best for primary schools in England, with 3.2% of sessions missed in 2024/25 compared with 5.2% nationally.

Ofsted inspection: September 2023. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 7-11
Religion Does not apply
Address The Flat
Kilburn
Belper
Derbyshire
DE56 0LA
Phone 01332880540
Reference Number 146471

General Makeup

Number of pupils 150
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.33%
Girls: 48.67%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 24%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 25

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
3 24 15 39
4 20 19 39
5 14 22 36
6 19 17 36

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 95.3%
White & Asian 2%
White, Other 1.3%
Mixed, Other 0.7%
Pakistani 0.7%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Kilburn Junior School, inspected in March 2018.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 20 Jun 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
20 Jun 2023 School inspection
08 Jan 2019 Academy conversion letter
08 Mar 2018 Short inspection
Previously as Kilburn Junior School
04 Jun 2014 Full inspection:
16 May 2013 Monitoring visit
13 Feb 2013 Full inspection:
10 Feb 2011 Full inspection:
02 Oct 2007 Full inspection:
02 Feb 2004 Full inspection

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2019. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school. 3 8 1 0 0 12
2. My child feels safe at this school. 5 6 0 0 1 12
3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. 3 7 1 0 1 12
4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. 7 1 3 0 0 1
5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. 2 8 2 0 0 12
6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly. 1 2 3 5 1 0
7. My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.
8. The school has high expectations for my child. 2 4 3 0 3 12
9. My child does well at this school. 3 7 2 0 0 12
10. The school lets me know how my child is doing. 3 5 4 0 0 12
11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. 2 5 1 0 4 12
12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. 5 4 0 1 2 12
13. The school supports my child’s wider personal development. 3 5 2 1 1 12
14. I would recommend this school to another parent. 7 5

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 62%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 5%

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 103

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 0.7
Writing 3.9
Maths 1.1

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Kilburn Junior School had 143 pupils for 200 places. 57 places (28.5%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Kilburn/Horsley/Smalley Primary” planning area

Derbyshire counted 73 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 79 in 2029–30, up 8%.

201920212022202320242025
Places 170170170200200200
Pupils 174175153147138143
Unfilled 0.0%0.0%10.0%26.5%31.0%28.5%

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 Kilburn Junior School attended 96.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 1.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.9%2.4%3.6%3.8%3.4%2.9%
Unauthorised absence 0.5%0.3%0.3%0.2%0.1%0.3%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.7%0.0%0.0%

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, 0.0% of pupils at Kilburn Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.02.20.00.00.00.00.0
Permanent exclusions 0000000

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 Kilburn Junior School had 16.3 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

2020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 12.612.010.312.311.912.011.3
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%0.0%10.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave –22.2%0.0%33.3%0.0%33.3%–
Sick days per teacher –1.70.00.70.01.9–

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, 16.7% of pupils at Kilburn Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 8 0
Other difficulty or disability 2 3
Social, emotional and mental health 5 0
Specific learning difficulty 4 1
Autistic spectrum disorder 3 1
Moderate learning difficulty 1 0
Multi-sensory impairment 1 0
Physical disability 1 0

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 Kilburn Junior School received £8,066 and spent £8,978 for each of its 141 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £0 (£2 per pupil).

Across all 21 schools of Embark Multi Academy Trust, income was £8,703 and spending £7,965 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £87,000£117,000£555,000£133,000£109,000£0
per pupil £477£654£3,580£923£812£2
In-year balance £67,000£20,000£137,000-£31,000£171,000-£129,000
per pupil £368£113£884-£218£1,273-£912

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.

Name Distance
Kilburn Infant and Nursery School
The Flat, Kilburn, The Flat, Derby, Derbyshire, DE56 0LA
0 miles
Horsley CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Church Street, Horsley, Derby, Derbyshire, DE21 5BR
0.87 miles
Holbrook Church of England Primary School
Moorside Lane, Holbrook, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 0TW
1.07 miles
Horsley Woodhouse Primary School
Main Street, Horsley Woodhouse, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 6AT
1.15 miles
Denby Free CofE VA Primary School
Church Street, Denby Village, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 8PH
1.21 miles
Herbert Strutt Primary School
Thornhill Avenue, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 1SH
1.54 miles
Street Lane Primary School
Street Lane, Denby, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 8NE
1.56 miles
Pottery Primary School
Kilbourne Road, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 1HA
1.69 miles
Richardson Endowed Primary School
Main Road, Smalley, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 6EF
1.88 miles
Milford Primary School
Chevin Road, Milford, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 0QH
1.96 miles
St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery
Laund Nook, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 1GY
2.09 miles
Long Row Primary School
Long Row, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 1DR
2.49 miles
St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Matlock Road, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 2JD
2.5 miles
Ripley Infant School
Kirk Close, Off Highfield Way, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3RY
2.62 miles
Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery
Church View, Loscoe, Heanor, Derbyshire, DE75 7RT
2.63 miles
Ripley Junior School
Poplar Avenue, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3PN
2.65 miles
William Gilbert Endowed Church of England Primary School
Vicarage Lane, Duffield, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 4EB
2.69 miles
Ripley Nursery School
Sandham Lane, Ripley, DE5 3HE
2.83 miles
Little Eaton Primary School
Alfreton Road, Little Eaton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE21 5AB
2.9 miles
Morley Primary School
Main Road, Morley, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 6DF
2.91 miles
Name Distance
John Flamsteed Community School
Derby Road, Denby, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 8NP
0.64 miles
Holbrook School for Autism
Portway, Holbrook, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 0TE
1.26 miles
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
John O'Gaunts Way, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 0DA
1.56 miles
Heanor Gate Spencer Academy
Kirkley Drive, Heanor, Derbyshire, DE75 7RA
2.63 miles
The Ecclesbourne School
Wirksworth Road, Duffield, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 4GS
2.85 miles
The Ripley Academy
Peasehill, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3JQ
3.04 miles
Jasmine House School
Jasmine House School, 34 Ilkeston Road, Heanor, Derbyshire, DE75 7DT
3.42 miles
Aldercar High School
Daltons Close, Langley Mill, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 4HL
4 miles
St Andrew's Academy
St Andrew's View, Breadsall Hilltop, Derby, Derbyshire, DE21 4EW
4.58 miles
Allestree Woodlands School
Blenheim Drive, Allestree, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 2LW
4.66 miles
Da Vinci Academy
St Andrew's View, Breadsall, Derby, Derbyshire, DE21 4ET
4.68 miles
Swanwick Hall School
Derby Road, Swanwick, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 1AE
4.72 miles
Swanwick School and Sports College
Hayes Lane, Swanwick, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 1AR
4.87 miles
Include - St Matthews
St Matthews House, Brick Row, Darley Abbey, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 1DQ
4.94 miles

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Kilburn Junior School is part of Embark Multi Academy Trust, which runs 29 schools. The nearest others:

What is Kilburn Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kilburn Junior School is Good, from an inspection in March 2018 of its predecessor, Kilburn Junior School.

When was Kilburn Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Kilburn Junior School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Kilburn Junior School have?

Kilburn Junior School has 150 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kilburn Junior School cover?

Kilburn Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kilburn Junior School?

Kilburn Junior School is at The Flat, Kilburn, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 0LA.

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