Hallam Fields Junior School
Longfield Lane, Ilkeston, DE7 4DB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr David Brown
- Constituency
- Erewash
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 217
- URN
- 112572
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159322568
About this school
Hallam Fields Junior School is a community primary school in Ilkeston. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 217 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hallam Fields Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 June 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 58 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 47% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 62% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 62% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 48% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hallam Fields Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 221 |
| 2023/24 | 217 |
| 2024/25 | 215 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hallam Fields Junior School compares
Hallam Fields Junior School ranked 195th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 4.9% | 36.7% | 217 | — |
| Field House Infant School | — | 5% | 31.6% | 201 | 0.4 miles |
| Kensington Junior Academy | 60% | 4.9% | 52.8% | 178 | 0.5 miles |
| St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy | 70% | 4.1% | 21.3% | 225 | 0.6 miles |
| Dallimore Primary & Nursery School | 63% | 5.3% | 47.1% | 360 | 0.6 miles |
| Ladywood Primary School | 60% | 5.7% | 46.4% | 305 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.74%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.91%
- Persistent absence
- 10.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Field House Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
-
Kensington Junior Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
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St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
-
Dallimore Primary & Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
-
Ladywood Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
Other schools in Ilkeston
Hallam Fields Junior School ranks 12th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Ilkeston.
- Charlotte Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Chaucer Infant School Primary
- Chaucer Junior School Primary
- Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Cotmanhay Junior School Primary
- Dallimore Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Field House Infant School Primary
- Granby Junior School Primary
- Horsley Woodhouse Primary School Primary
- Kensington Junior Academy Primary
- Ladywood Primary School Primary
- Larklands Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hallam Fields Junior School teach?
- Hallam Fields Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Ilkeston.
- Who is the headteacher of Hallam Fields Junior School?
- The headteacher of Hallam Fields Junior School is Mr David Brown, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hallam Fields Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hallam Fields Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hallam Fields Junior School?
- Hallam Fields Junior School has 217 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Hallam Fields Junior School full?
- Hallam Fields Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 217 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hallam Fields Junior School a faith school?
- No. Hallam Fields Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hallam Fields Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hallam Fields Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Hallam Fields Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hallam Fields Junior School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Hallam Fields Junior School ranked 195th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hallam Fields Junior School's absence rate?
- Hallam Fields Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hallam Fields Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hallam Fields Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.