Kensington Junior Academy
St John's Road, Ilkeston, DE7 5PA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TAPESTRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Carl Oakland
- Sponsor
- Djanogly Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Erewash
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- URN
- 147359
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159322920
About this school
Kensington Junior Academy is a primary academy in Ilkeston. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 178 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kensington Junior Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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 | 46 | 51 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 67% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 4% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 75% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 80% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 78% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| 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 Kensington 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 | 67% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 197 |
| 2023/24 | 202 |
| 2024/25 | 182 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kensington Junior Academy compares
Kensington Junior Academy ranked 126th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.9% | 52.8% | 178 | — |
| Field House Infant School | — | 5% | 31.6% | 201 | 0.2 miles |
| Larklands Infant School | — | 5.7% | 37.3% | 145 | 0.3 miles |
| St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy | 70% | 4.1% | 21.3% | 225 | 0.5 miles |
| Chaucer Infant School | — | 6.1% | 47.1% | 188 | 0.5 miles |
| Hallam Fields Junior School | 44% | 4.9% | 36.7% | 217 | 0.5 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)
- 52.75%
- English as an additional language
- 7.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.85%
- Persistent absence
- 10%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Field House Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
-
Larklands Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
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St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
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Chaucer Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
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Hallam Fields Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
Other schools in Ilkeston
Kensington Junior Academy ranks 5th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Ilkeston.
- Charlotte Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Chaucer Infant School Primary
- Chaucer Junior School Primary
- Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Cotmanhay Junior School Primary
- Dallimore Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Field House Infant School Primary
- Granby Junior School Primary
- Hallam Fields Junior School Primary
- Horsley Woodhouse Primary School Primary
- Ladywood Primary School Primary
- Larklands Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Kensington Junior Academy teach?
- Kensington Junior Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Ilkeston.
- Who is the headteacher of Kensington Junior Academy?
- The headteacher of Kensington Junior Academy is Mr Carl Oakland, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kensington Junior Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kensington 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 many pupils are at Kensington Junior Academy?
- Kensington Junior Academy has 178 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Kensington Junior Academy full?
- Kensington Junior Academy has capacity for 236 pupils and 178 on roll (75%), 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 Kensington Junior Academy a faith school?
- No. Kensington Junior Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Kensington Junior Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Kensington Junior Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Kensington Junior Academy part of an academy trust?
- Kensington Junior Academy 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.
- How have Kensington Junior Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kensington Junior Academy compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Kensington Junior Academy ranked 126th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kensington Junior Academy's absence rate?
- Kensington Junior Academy's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kensington Junior Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kensington 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.