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Somerlea Park Junior School

Alfreton, DE55 4JE · Derbyshire · primary school

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Ofsted report card · 2026 Lowest area: Needs attention Mixed Primary
1.8/10 Well below average

244th 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 — 3.8/10 against 417 of them, against 2.4/10 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 51.0 · 21 40% 0.84
Ofsted 7 35% 0.25
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 3.0 · 29 25% 0.73

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, 51.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 3.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in February 2026. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (3.8 out of 10 against similar schools, 2.4 out of 10 against all schools).

Getting in. The school has 129 pupils in a capacity of 237 places, leaving 108 spare places. The school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.

Worth asking on a visit. With 108 spare places, how does the school ensure sufficient peer interaction for smaller class sizes? Since the inspection was recent, what specific improvements have been made since the last report? How does the school support pupils who are below the expected standard in core subjects?

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