Three Trees CofE Junior Academy
High Street, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- RISE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jo Westaby
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leicester
- Sponsor
- Rise Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- South Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 340
- Pupils on roll
- 306
- URN
- 150024
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01283217680
About this school
Three Trees CofE Junior Academy is a Church of England primary academy in Swadlincote. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 306 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 80 | 73 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 |
Trends over time
How Three Trees CofE 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 | — | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 317 |
| 2024/25 | 320 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Three Trees CofE Junior Academy compares
Three Trees CofE Junior Academy ranked 182nd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 5.9% | 52.2% | 306 | — |
| Three Trees Infant Academy | — | 6.4% | 46.3% | 202 | 0.0 miles |
| Albert Village Primary School | 59% | 4.9% | 14.7% | 234 | 1.0 miles |
| Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | 40% | 7% | 23% | 86 | 1.0 miles |
| Belmont Primary School | 45% | 5.5% | 26% | 415 | 1.1 miles |
| Eureka Primary School | 43% | 4.1% | 32.2% | 144 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report28 April 2026
- 21 September 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.19%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.94%
- Persistent absence
- 16.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Three Trees Infant Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Albert Village Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Belmont Primary School1.1 miles
Primary
-
Eureka Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
Other schools in Swadlincote
Three Trees CofE Junior Academy ranks 14th of the 23 ranked primary schools in Swadlincote.
- Albert Village Primary School Primary
- Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Coton-in-the-Elms Cof E Primary School Primary
- Donisthorpe Primary School Primary
- Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School Primary
- Eureka Primary School Primary
- Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School Primary
- Hartshorne CofE Primary School Primary
- Linton Primary School Primary
- Measham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Moira Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Three Trees CofE Junior Academy teach?
- Three Trees CofE Junior Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Swadlincote.
- Who is the headteacher of Three Trees CofE Junior Academy?
- The headteacher of Three Trees CofE Junior Academy is Mrs Jo Westaby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Three Trees CofE Junior Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Three Trees CofE 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 Three Trees CofE Junior Academy?
- Three Trees CofE Junior Academy has 306 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Three Trees CofE Junior Academy full?
- Three Trees CofE Junior Academy has capacity for 340 pupils and 306 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 Three Trees CofE Junior Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Three Trees CofE Junior Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leicester.
- Does Three Trees CofE Junior Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Three Trees CofE Junior Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Three Trees CofE Junior Academy?
- Three Trees CofE Junior Academy is part of RISE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Three Trees CofE Junior Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2023/24 and 49% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Three Trees CofE Junior Academy rank locally?
- Three Trees CofE Junior Academy ranked 182nd of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Three Trees CofE Junior Academy's absence rate?
- Three Trees CofE Junior Academy's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Three Trees CofE Junior Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Three Trees CofE 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 15 July 2026.