Chellaston Junior School
Maple Drive, Chellaston, Derby, DE73 6PZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- EAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Turner-Rowe
- Sponsor
- East Midlands Education Trust
- Constituency
- Derby South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 512
- Pupils on roll
- 420
- URN
- 146500
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332318799
About this school
Chellaston Junior School is a primary academy in Derby. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 420 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 May 2023, 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 | 127 | 127 | 128 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 54% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 2% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 69% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 72% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 67% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Chellaston 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 | 59% | 53.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 506 |
| 2023/24 | 485 |
| 2024/25 | 447 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chellaston Junior School compares
Chellaston Junior School ranked 35th of 60 primary schools in Derby for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 4.4% | 28.4% | 420 | — |
| Chellaston Infant School | — | 5.4% | 27.3% | 215 | 0.1 miles |
| Homefields Primary School | 76% | 3.7% | 5.4% | 340 | 0.4 miles |
| Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy | — | 4.7% | 16.2% | 187 | 0.6 miles |
| Shelton Junior School | 45% | 5.8% | 45.7% | 270 | 0.9 miles |
| Shelton Infant School | — | 5.4% | 30.7% | 194 | 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)
- 28.41%
- English as an additional language
- 9.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.4%
- Persistent absence
- 10.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chellaston Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Homefields Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Chellaston
-
Shelton Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Shelton Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Chellaston Junior School ranks 51st 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 Chellaston Junior School teach?
- Chellaston Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Chellaston Junior School?
- The headteacher of Chellaston Junior School is Mrs Lisa Turner-Rowe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chellaston Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chellaston 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 Chellaston Junior School?
- Chellaston Junior School has 420 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Chellaston Junior School full?
- Chellaston Junior School has capacity for 512 pupils and 420 on roll (82%), 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 Chellaston Junior School a faith school?
- No. Chellaston Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chellaston Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Chellaston Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Chellaston Junior School?
- Chellaston Junior School is part of EAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chellaston Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chellaston Junior School rank locally?
- Chellaston Junior School ranked 35th of 60 primary schools in Derby for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chellaston Junior School's absence rate?
- Chellaston Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chellaston Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chellaston 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 10 July 2026.