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Springfield Junior School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Sponsored academy
Springfield Road, Swadlincote DE11 0BU · springfield.derbyshire.sch.uk · 01283 217855
On the mapSearch near DE11 0BU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 32%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Derbyshire 59%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 182
- 63% of 288 places
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Free school meals
- 62.6%
- First language not English
- 8.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 32% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Derbyshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼32% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼100 | 106 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112633)
Ofsted
Springfield Junior School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 28 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 112633), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2016Inadequate
Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112633)
What parents said
69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (32 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 69%
- Replies
- 32
- 16% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (44%) with SEND