Gayton Junior School | Primary in Derby | Ofsted & DfE

78%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

362

Pupils · 2024/25

43%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

78%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

362

Pupils · 2024/25

43%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

78%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

362

Pupils · 2024/25

43%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/02/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityDerby

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio22.4:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Gayton Junior School · Primary · Derby

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

78%

-3pp

81%79%77%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 78%

RWM higher standard

11%

+7pp

12%8%4%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

89%

Reading higher standard

33%

Writing expected standard

86%

Writing higher standard

16%

Maths expected standard

91%

Maths higher standard

26%

Science expected standard

93%

SPAG expected standard

89%

SPAG higher standard

40%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

107.0

GPS scaled score

109.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

362

Pupil : teacher ratio

22.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

43%

FSM eligible

35%

SEN

27%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

13%

Contact

Address

Gayton Junior School, Littleover, Derby, DE23 1GA

Local authority

Derby

Website

www.gaytonj.derby.sch.uk/

Telephone

01332760372

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	78%	11%	89%	33%	86%	16%	91%	26%	93%	89%	106.0	107.0	109.0	—	—	—	27%	362
2023/24	81%	4%	87%	39%	87%	16%	91%	27%	91%	91%	108.0	108.0	109.0	—	—	—	26%	360
2022/23	77%	12%	87%	36%	87%	18%	92%	33%	96%	93%	108.0	108.0	109.0	+1.70	+1.50	+2.50	21%	363
2018/19	79%	11%	80%	29%	95%	39%	92%	22%	96%	90%	106.0	107.0	109.0	+0.30	+3.10	+0.50	20%	369
2017/18	77%	11%	84%	18%	91%	35%	85%	23%	91%	87%	105.0	105.0	108.0	+1.00	+4.00	+1.60	18%	367
2016/17	71%	10%	72%	21%	91%	32%	91%	21%	96%	87%	104.0	106.0	107.0	-1.40	+2.10	+0.20	17%	366

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	362	21.3	27%	43%	35%	5%	13%
2023/24	360	22.5	26%	40%	34%	5%	15%
2022/23	363	23.6	21%	38%	31%	6%	13%
2021/22	359	23.6	22%	34%	28%	6%	18%
2020/21	354	31.1	21%	35%	23%	—	—
2018/19	369	33.5	20%	34%	17%	4%	5%
2017/18	367	31.6	18%	31%	19%	4%	5%
2016/17	366	31.0	17%	29%	19%	4%	5%