Pear Tree Community Junior School
Pear Tree Street, Derby, DE23 8PN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TRANSFORM TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Lindsey Collins
- Sponsor
- Transform Trust
- Constituency
- Derby South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 355
- URN
- 144466
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332760610
About this school
Pear Tree Community Junior School is a primary academy in Derby. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 355 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 | 89 | 83 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 25% | 36% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 0% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 37% | 46% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 42% | 44% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 45% | 36% | 40% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 97.0 | 98.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 98.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
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 Pear Tree Community 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 | Derby average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40% | 53.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 25% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 36% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 356 |
| 2023/24 | 359 |
| 2024/25 | 359 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pear Tree Community Junior School compares
Pear Tree Community Junior School ranked 56th of 60 primary schools in Derby for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36% | 7.7% | 77.4% | 355 | — |
| Pear Tree Infant School | — | 10.3% | 61.9% | 266 | 0.0 miles |
| Hardwick Primary School | 42% | 7.8% | 64.8% | 589 | 0.4 miles |
| Arboretum Primary School | 29% | 8% | 63.4% | 607 | 0.4 miles |
| Village Primary Academy | 56% | 6.3% | 64.6% | 700 | 0.5 miles |
| St James' Church of England Aided Junior School | 46% | 8.1% | 61.5% | 299 | 0.6 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)
- 77.44%
- English as an additional language
- 78.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.7%
- Persistent absence
- 34.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pear Tree Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Derby
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Hardwick Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Derby
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Arboretum Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Derby
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Village Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Derby
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St James' Church of England Aided Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Pear Tree Community Junior School ranks 79th of the 86 ranked primary schools in Derby.
- Akaal Primary School Primary
- Allenton Primary School Primary
- Alvaston Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Alvaston Junior Academy Primary
- Arboretum Primary School Primary
- Ash Croft Primary Academy Primary
- Ashbrook Infant School Primary
- Ashbrook Junior School Primary
- Ashgate Primary School Primary
- Ashwood Spencer Academy Primary
- Asterdale Primary School Primary
- Aston-on-Trent Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Pear Tree Community Junior School teach?
- Pear Tree Community Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Pear Tree Community Junior School?
- The headteacher of Pear Tree Community Junior School is Ms Lindsey Collins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Pear Tree Community Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pear Tree Community 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 Pear Tree Community Junior School?
- Pear Tree Community Junior School has 355 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Pear Tree Community Junior School full?
- Pear Tree Community Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 355 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Pear Tree Community Junior School a faith school?
- No. Pear Tree Community Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Pear Tree Community Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Pear Tree Community Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Pear Tree Community Junior School?
- Pear Tree Community Junior School is part of TRANSFORM TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Pear Tree Community Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 36% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pear Tree Community Junior School rank locally?
- Pear Tree Community Junior School ranked 56th of 60 primary schools in Derby for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pear Tree Community Junior School's absence rate?
- Pear Tree Community Junior School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pear Tree Community Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pear Tree Community 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.