Kirkstead Junior Academy
Kirkstead Road, Pinxton, NG16 6NA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FLYING HIGH TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anne Ingle
- Sponsor
- Flying High Trust
- Constituency
- Bolsover
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 216
- URN
- 145403
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773303420
About this school
Kirkstead Junior Academy is a primary academy in Pinxton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 216 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 55 | 61 | 42 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 89% | 89% | 93% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 41% | 36% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 92% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 89% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 87% | 98% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 113.0 | 110.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 111.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +6.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - | - |
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 Kirkstead Junior Academy 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 | 89% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 89% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 93% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 218 |
| 2023/24 | 217 |
| 2024/25 | 201 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kirkstead Junior Academy compares
Kirkstead Junior Academy ranked 3rd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 93% | 6.8% | 42.3% | 216 | — |
| John King Infant Academy | — | 6.2% | 42.9% | 90 | 0.1 miles |
| Longwood Infant Academy | — | 4.5% | 35.7% | 49 | 0.4 miles |
| The Brigg Infant School | — | — | — | 131 | 1.2 miles |
| Glebe Junior School | — | — | — | 365 | 1.2 miles |
| Selston Church of England Infant and Nursery School | — | 8.8% | 22.5% | 113 | 1.4 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)
- 42.29%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- Overall absence
- 6.76%
- Persistent absence
- 16.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
John King Infant Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Pinxton
-
Longwood Infant Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
The Brigg Infant School1.2 miles
Primary · Alfreton
-
Glebe Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Alfreton
-
Selston Church of England Infant and Nursery School1.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Pinxton
- John King Infant Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Kirkstead Junior Academy teach?
- Kirkstead Junior Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Pinxton.
- Who is the headteacher of Kirkstead Junior Academy?
- The headteacher of Kirkstead Junior Academy is Mrs Anne Ingle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kirkstead Junior Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kirkstead Junior Academy, 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 Kirkstead Junior Academy?
- Kirkstead Junior Academy has 216 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Kirkstead Junior Academy full?
- Kirkstead Junior Academy has capacity for 240 pupils and 216 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 Kirkstead Junior Academy a faith school?
- No. Kirkstead Junior Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Kirkstead Junior Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Kirkstead Junior Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Kirkstead Junior Academy?
- Kirkstead Junior Academy is part of FLYING HIGH TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kirkstead Junior Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 89% in 2022/23 and 93% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kirkstead Junior Academy rank locally?
- Kirkstead Junior Academy ranked 3rd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kirkstead Junior Academy's absence rate?
- Kirkstead Junior Academy's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kirkstead Junior Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kirkstead Junior Academy'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 10 July 2026.