Springfield Junior School
Springfield Road, Swadlincote, DE11 0BU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TAPESTRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Miss Emily Jones
- Sponsor
- Djanogly Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- South Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 288
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- URN
- 143953
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01283217855
About this school
Springfield Junior School is a primary academy in Swadlincote. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 182 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 49 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 37% | 32% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 8% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 48% | 41% | 50% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 59% | 48% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 42% | 41% | 46% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 99.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
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 Springfield 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 | 35% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 37% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 32% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 197 |
| 2023/24 | 195 |
| 2024/25 | 200 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Springfield Junior School compares
Springfield Junior School ranked 231st of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 32% | 6.5% | 64.5% | 182 | — |
| St Edward's Catholic Academy | 45% | 5.8% | 24.6% | 248 | 0.1 miles |
| Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School | — | 7.8% | 49.2% | 155 | 0.2 miles |
| Belmont Primary School | 45% | 5.5% | 26% | 415 | 0.3 miles |
| Eureka Primary School | 43% | 4.1% | 32.2% | 144 | 0.6 miles |
| Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School | 71% | 6.1% | 38.3% | 207 | 0.9 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)
- 64.5%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 6.51%
- Persistent absence
- 21.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Edward's Catholic Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School0.2 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Belmont Primary School0.3 miles
Primary
-
Eureka Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
Other schools in Swadlincote
Springfield Junior School ranks 23rd of the 23 ranked primary schools in Swadlincote.
- Albert Village Primary School Primary
- Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Coton-in-the-Elms Cof E Primary School Primary
- Donisthorpe Primary School Primary
- Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School Primary
- Eureka Primary School Primary
- Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School Primary
- Hartshorne CofE Primary School Primary
- Linton Primary School Primary
- Measham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Moira Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Springfield Junior School teach?
- Springfield Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Swadlincote.
- Who is the headteacher of Springfield Junior School?
- The headteacher of Springfield Junior School is Miss Emily Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Springfield Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Springfield 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 big is Springfield Junior School?
- Springfield Junior School has 182 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Springfield Junior School full?
- Springfield Junior School has capacity for 288 pupils and 182 on roll (63%), 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 Springfield Junior School a faith school?
- No. Springfield Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Springfield Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Springfield Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Springfield Junior School?
- Springfield Junior School is part of TAPESTRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Springfield Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Springfield Junior School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Springfield Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 35% in 2022/23 and 32% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Springfield Junior School rank locally?
- Springfield Junior School ranked 231st of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Springfield Junior School's absence rate?
- Springfield Junior School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Springfield Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Springfield 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 2 July 2026.