Portway Junior School
Robincroft Road, Allestree, Derby, DE22 2GL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ODYSSEY COLLABORATIVE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Wilkinson
- Constituency
- Mid Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 297
- URN
- 146879
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332550113
About this school
Portway Junior School is a primary academy in Derby. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 297 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 4 July 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 | 92 | 90 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 69% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 9% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 81% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 81% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 72% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Portway 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 | 60% | 53.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 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 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 346 |
| 2023/24 | 348 |
| 2024/25 | 320 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Portway Junior School compares
Portway Junior School ranked 34th 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 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 3.6% | 19.4% | 297 | — |
| Portway Infant School | — | 4.6% | 14.5% | 168 | 0.0 miles |
| Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary School | 68% | 3.4% | 5.1% | 449 | 0.8 miles |
| Lawn Primary School | 84% | 3.4% | 10.1% | 434 | 0.8 miles |
| The Curzon CofE Primary School | 36% | 7.4% | 17% | 145 | 0.9 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 67% | 4% | 25.3% | 394 | 1.1 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)
- 19.38%
- English as an additional language
- 7.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.62%
- Persistent absence
- 6.95%
Location
Nearby schools
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Portway Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Derby
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Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Derby
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Lawn Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Derby
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The Curzon CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Derby
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St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Portway Junior School ranks 50th 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 Portway Junior School teach?
- Portway Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Portway Junior School?
- The headteacher of Portway Junior School is Miss Emma Wilkinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Portway Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Portway 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 Portway Junior School?
- Portway Junior School has 297 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Portway Junior School full?
- Portway Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 297 on roll (83%), 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 Portway Junior School a faith school?
- No. Portway Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Portway Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Portway Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Portway Junior School?
- Portway Junior School is part of ODYSSEY COLLABORATIVE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Portway Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% 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 Portway Junior School rank locally?
- Portway Junior School ranked 34th 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 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Portway Junior School's absence rate?
- Portway Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Portway Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Portway 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.