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EnglandEast MidlandsSouth DerbyshireDE11 9EYPennine Way Junior Academy
Primary

Pennine Way Junior Academy

Primary

South Derbyshire · Swadlincote · DE11 9EY www.pennineway.derbyshire.sch.uk

Pupils
370
cap. 360
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
370
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
370
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityDerbyshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Pennine Way Junior Academy · Primary · Derbyshire

Finance£6278 spend / pupil£8951 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
54%
+7pp
65%56%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
3%
0pp
8%6%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
73%
SPAG expected standard
76%
LA AVG 72.16%
SPAG higher standard
21%
LA AVG 25.09%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.19
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 104.13
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
370
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
33%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Pennine Way, Swadlincote, DE11 9EY
Local authority
Derbyshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2554%3%73%24%63%3%75%21%73%76%104.0104.0104.017%370
2023/2447%3%72%14%61%5%66%12%68%64%103.0102.0103.022%377
2022/2357%5%71%20%72%8%73%20%78%69%105.0104.0104.0-1.50-1.50-1.609%372
2018/1965%8%73%18%79%21%85%20%85%78%104.0105.0104.0-1.60-0.90-1.1012%374
2017/1856%5%74%16%75%23%70%9%85%73%103.0102.0103.0-0.80+1.40-1.1040%356
2016/1744%1%58%11%61%14%60%8%78%61%101.0102.0102.0-2.10-1.20-1.4042%364

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2537022.617%5%33%5%11%
2023/2437721.022%2%31%5%10%
2022/2337222.19%1%29%5%10%
2021/2237922.26%1%25%6%13%
2020/2137421.96%1%23%
2018/1937420.512%1%24%4%6%
2017/1835619.040%1%24%4%7%
2016/1736419.942%2%28%4%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.