Riddings Junior School
Church Street, Riddings, Alfreton, DE55 4BW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Gareth Newman
- Sponsor
- Embark Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Amber Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 236
- URN
- 148787
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773528492
About this school
Riddings Junior School is a primary academy in Alfreton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 236 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Riddings Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 16 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 57 | 59 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 53% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 83% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 69% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 69% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
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 Riddings 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 | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 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 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 229 |
| 2023/24 | 233 |
| 2024/25 | 232 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Riddings Junior School compares
Riddings Junior School ranked 153rd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire 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 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 4% | 42.2% | 236 | — |
| Riddings Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.6% | 37.6% | 201 | 0.2 miles |
| Somerlea Park Junior School | 51% | 6.3% | 64.3% | 136 | 0.6 miles |
| Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School | 54% | 5.3% | 81.8% | 126 | 0.7 miles |
| Somercotes Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.8% | 52.5% | 92 | 0.8 miles |
| Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School | 55% | 5.1% | 36.8% | 174 | 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)
- 42.24%
- English as an additional language
- 6.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.98%
- Persistent absence
- 6.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Riddings Infant and Nursery School0.2 miles
Primary · Alfreton
-
Somerlea Park Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Alfreton
-
Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ironville
-
Somercotes Infant and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Alfreton
-
Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School1.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Alfreton
Riddings Junior School ranks 11th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Alfreton.
- Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Copthorne Community Infant School Primary
- Croft Infant School Primary
- Glebe Junior School Primary
- Leys Junior School Primary
- Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Morton Primary Academy Primary
- Newton Primary School Primary
- Riddings Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Shirland Primary School Primary
- Somercotes Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Riddings Junior School teach?
- Riddings Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Alfreton.
- Who is the headteacher of Riddings Junior School?
- The headteacher of Riddings Junior School is Mr Gareth Newman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Riddings Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Riddings 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 many pupils are at Riddings Junior School?
- Riddings Junior School has 236 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Riddings Junior School full?
- Riddings Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 236 on roll (98%), 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 Riddings Junior School a faith school?
- No. Riddings Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Riddings Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Riddings Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Riddings Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Riddings Junior School is part of EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Riddings Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% 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 Riddings Junior School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Riddings Junior School ranked 153rd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire 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 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Riddings Junior School's absence rate?
- Riddings Junior School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Riddings Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Riddings 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.