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Chaucer Junior School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Academy
Cranmer Street, Ilkeston DE7 5JH · chaucerjunior.org.uk · 0115 932 4387
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Derbyshire 59%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 233
- 97% of 240 places
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Free school meals
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 9.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% 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 | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112709)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 2 April 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Chaucer Junior School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 1 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 112709), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112709)
Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112709)
Oct 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112709)
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (30 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 30
- 13% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 60% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied