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Cotmanhay Junior School

Ilkeston, DE7 8RR · Derbyshire · primary school

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Mixed Primary
2.8/10 Below average

204th of 263 primary schools in Derbyshire we can score, 353 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 4.8/10 against 215 of them, against 2.8/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 38.0 · 7 62% 0.42
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 9.0 · 61 38% 2.36

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 38.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 9.0% reached the higher standard. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (4.8 out of 10 against similar schools, 2.8 out of 10 against all schools).

Beyond the classroom. The school offers both a breakfast club and an after-school club.

Getting in. There are 273 pupils in a school with 313 places, leaving 40 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the curriculum support pupils who are currently below the national median in core subjects? What specific activities take place during the breakfast and after-school clubs? How does the school plan to maintain its current capacity with 40 places remaining?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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